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

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