How to Play the G# / Ab Major Scale on Guitar
G# / Ab Major Scale Overview
G# / Ab Major Scale Notes & Degrees
G# (Tonic) - A# (Supertonic) - C (Mediant) - C# (Subdominant) - D# (Dominant) - F (Submediant) - G (Leading Tone)
Intervals
W-W-H-W-W-W-H, or in semitones, 2-2-1-2-2-2-1
Formula with Chords
I (G#) - ii (A#m) - iii (Cm) - IV (C#) - V (D#) - vi (Fm) - vii° (Gdim)
Famous Songs That Use the G# / Ab Major Scale
- 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston
- 'Chandelier' by Sia
- 'Someone Like You' by Adele (Live Acoustic Version)
- 'If I Ain't Got You' by Alicia Keys
- 'Superstition' by Stevie Wonder