Tuning-specific scale diagram

Ab Major (Ionian) Scale in DADGAD Tuning

Ab Major (Ionian) Scale in DADGAD Tuning shows the same ab major (ionian) scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned D A D G A D. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes
AbBbCDbEbFG
Formula
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Semitones
0 2 4 5 7 9 11
Parent scale
Ab major
Tuning
D A D G A D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

How this layout changes

The notes are the same pitch classes as the main Ab Major (Ionian) Scale page, but they are mapped across 6 strings in dadgad tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the Ab root notes against the D low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

Fretboard diagram

Ab Major (Ionian) Scale in DADGAD Tuning fretboard diagram Ab Major (Ionian) Scale in DADGAD Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same scale in other tunings