What are the diatonic chords of A Flat Six Pentatonic?

The diatonic chords of A Flat Six Pentatonic are built by harmonizing each degree of the scale in thirds. The scale degrees are 1 2 3 5 ♭6 and the intervals are W-W-3H-H-2W. The triads are: A augmented, E suspended fourth, C# (1-3-♭7), C# minor augmented, F (1-♭5-7).

What is scale harmonization?

Scale harmonization is the process of building chords from each degree of a scale by stacking thirds. Each note of the scale becomes the root of a chord, producing a set of diatonic chords (triads and seventh chords) that naturally belong to that key.

What is Practice Mode in the Scale Harmonizer?

Practice Mode is an interactive study tool that cycles through all diatonic chords with a synchronized fretboard visualization (switch between scale and arpeggio view), adjustable tempo (40–240 BPM), and audio playback. It includes ii-V-I progressions and secondary dominant exercises — the fretboard automatically shows the contextually correct scale for each chord (e.g., Dorian for the ii, Mixolydian for the V7).

A flat six pentatonic chords

All 5-string banjo chords for the A flat six pentatonic scale

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Chord Voicings

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A flat six pentatonic scale diatonic chords

IA aug

IIE sus4

IIIC♯ (1-3-♭7)

IVC♯ minor augmented

VF (1-♭5-7)

A flat six pentatonic scale seventh chords

IA (1-2-3-♭6)

IIB (1-2-4-♭7)

IIIC♯ dominant sharp ninth

IVE (1-♭2-4-6)

VF (1-3-♭5-7)

A flat six pentatonic — Banjo scale

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A flat six pentatonic scale — chords and intervals

Diatonic chords: A augmented, E suspended fourth, C# (1-3-♭7), C# minor augmented, F (1-♭5-7).

Intervals: W-W-3H-H-2W.

Use the interactive harmonizer above to explore triads, seventh chords, and chord voicings for composing with the A flat six pentatonic scale on Banjo.