A♭ major scale
Eight notes up and back down, the thumb tucking under so one hand plays the whole octave.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
Right hand
Start on A♭ with finger 3. Going up the fingers are 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3. Your thumb tucks under after finger 4 and 3, each time. Come back down the same way.
Left hand
An octave lower, start on A♭ with finger 3. Going up the fingers are 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3. After your thumb, finger 4 and 3 crosses over. Come back down the same way.
Both hands
Play both hands together, an octave apart. The hands change position at different notes, so go slowly and watch the finger numbers.
Songs in A♭ major
- PerfectEd Sheeran
- Boulevard Of Broken DreamsGreen Day
- February SongJosh Groban
- American IdiotGreen Day
- Heal The WorldMichael Jackson
- Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
- One Last TimeAriana Grande
- RiverLeon Bridges
- ClarityZedd
- EnchantedTaylor Swift
- The Bitch Is BackElton John
- I Want You BackThe Jackson 5
- I Love ItIcona Pop
- Total Eclipse Of The HeartBonnie Tyler
- BreathinAriana Grande
- Close To YouCarpenters
- Goodbye StrangerSupertramp
- Over My HeadThe Fray
- Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones
- Dream OnAerosmith
- EasyLionel Richie
- Stand Up For LoveDestiny's Child
- Tenerife SeaEd Sheeran
- What A Day That Will BeJim Hill
Questions
What notes are in the A♭ major scale?
A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F and G, then A♭ again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the A♭ major scale?
Right hand going up: 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3. Left hand going up: 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.
Which songs are in A♭ major?
Perfect by Ed Sheeran, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams by Green Day and February Song by Josh Groban are among the songs here in A♭ major.