Chord sequence

Ab, Abaug, Ab6, Ab7

A♭ A♭aug A♭6 A♭7

Tempo 120 BPM

Rootless Shells Guide tones Rooted shells Rooted Drop 2

Four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root.

Customize each chord

Ab
Abaug
Ab6
Ab7

Analysis

Heard in Ab major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Ab major
Chord	Numeral	Role
A♭	I	Tonic
A♭aug	?	Outside the key (I+)
A♭6	I6	Tonic
A♭7	I7	Blues dominant

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Major Line Cliché in Ab

A major chord with its 5th rising chromatically: I, I+, I6, I7, leading towards IV.

Scales to play

Over Ab · I

Ab Ionian

The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.
Over Abaug · ?

Ab Lydian Augmented

Mode 3 of Melodic Minor
Over Ab6 · I6

Ab Pentatonic

The major pentatonic scale leaves the 4th and 7th out of the major scale, so it has no ...
Over Ab7 · I7

Ab Mixolydian

Mode 5 of Major