A Flat Major Blues Scale on the Guitar – 5 CAGED Positions, Tabs and Theory

The Ab Major Blues Scale contains the following notes:

Ab – Bb – Cb – C – Eb – F

For a complete lesson on the Major Blues Scale, read this lesson.

If you already know about the major blues scale and would just like to know how to play it in five positions as well as the open position of Ab, read on. This page includes notation/tabs and scale diagrams for each position along the fretboard.

Open Position A Flat Major Blues Scale

Ab Major Blues Scale CAGED Positions

Here are the 5 CAGED positions for the Ab Major blues scale (notes and tabs).

1st Position (lowest fret is 1)

3rd Position (lowest fret is 3)

5th Position (lowest fret is 5)

8th Position (lowest fret is 8)

10th Position (lowest fret is 10)

Further Reading

• Scales page
• Major blues scale
• Minor blues scale
• Ab minor blues scale