What are the diatonic chords of A Flat Three Pentatonic?

The diatonic chords of A Flat Three 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-H-2W-W-3H. The triads are: F# diminished, E suspended fourth, C (1-♭5-7), A minor, E suspended second.

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 three pentatonic chords

All cuatro venezolano chords for the A flat three pentatonic scale

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Chord Voicings

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A flat three pentatonic scale diatonic chords

IF♯ dim

IIE sus4

IIIC (1-♭5-7)

IVA minor

VE sus2

A flat three pentatonic scale seventh chords

IA (1-2-♭3-6)

IIB (1-♭2-4-♭7)

IIIC (1-3-♭5-7)

IVF♯ m7♭5

VF♯ (1-♭3-4-♭7)

A flat three pentatonic — Cuatro Venezolano scale

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A flat three pentatonic scale — chords and intervals

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

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

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