A♭ EnigmaticScale

Formula

H 1½ W W W H H 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7
The family

A♭ Enigmatic on the chromatic circle

A♭ Enigmatic is one of the exotic scales. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

H 1½ W W W H H 1 A♭I Enigmatic ♭2 B𝄫II 3 CIII ♯4 DIV ♯5 EV ♯6 F♯VI 7 GVII A♭ Enigmatic
The whole neck

A♭ Enigmatic across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7
Harmony

Chords in A♭ Enigmatic

Stack every other note of the scale from each degree and you get its chords. Open any of them in the chord library.

DegreeChordNotes
I+A♭maj7♯5A♭ C E G
♭II B𝄫 (♯3 𝄪5 7) B𝄫 D F♯ A♭
IIIC (𝄫7)C E G B𝄫
♯IVD7♭5D F♯ A♭ C
♯v E (♭3 𝄫5 ♭7) E G B𝄫 D
♯VI F♯ (𝄫3 ♭5 ♭7) F♯ A♭ C E
VII G (𝄫3 5 7) G B𝄫 D F♯
Context

Where A♭ Enigmatic fits

Verdi’s enigmatic scale: a curiosity of classical harmony, rarely used outside study.

Enigmatic scale in every key

A♭ Enigmatic scale questions

What notes are in the A♭ Enigmatic scale?

A♭ B𝄫 C D E F♯ G. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7.

What is the A♭ Enigmatic scale formula?

1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7, or in steps between the notes, H 1½ W W W H H (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the A♭ Enigmatic scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of A♭ Enigmatic up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the G shape to the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape.

What chords are in the A♭ Enigmatic scale?

A♭maj7♯5 (I+), B𝄫 (♯3 𝄪5 7) (♭II), C (𝄫7) (III), D7♭5 (♯IV), E (♭3 𝄫5 ♭7) (♯v), F♯ (𝄫3 ♭5 ♭7) (♯VI), G (𝄫3 5 7) (VII).

When is the A♭ Enigmatic scale used?

Verdi’s enigmatic scale: a curiosity of classical harmony, rarely used outside study.