A♭ Romanian Scale

Ethnic Scale

start by assigning your fingers to the first, second, third and fourth frets
on the third string play an A flat on the first fret using your first finger, a B flat on the third fret using your third finger and a B on the fourth fret using your fourth finger
on the second string play a D on the third fret using your third finger and an E flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger
on the first string play an F on the first fret using your first finger, a G flat on the second fret using your second finger and an A flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger

A♭ RomanianCAGED Scale Shapes

G Shape

E Shape

D Shape

C Shape

A Shape

Recommended Chords for an A♭ Romanian Scale

	Chord	Shared Notes
	A♭ Minor 13th Guitar Chord	A♭, B, E♭, G♭, B♭, F
	A♭ Diminished Guitar Chord	A♭, B, D
	A♭ Minor 9th Guitar Chord	A♭, B, E♭, G♭, B♭
	A♭ Minor 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	A♭, B, E♭, F, B♭
	A♭ Minor Guitar Chord	A♭, B, E♭
	A♭ Minor 6th Guitar Chord	A♭, B, E♭, F
	A♭ Minor (add9) Guitar Chord	A♭, B, E♭, B♭
	A♭ Minor 7th Guitar Chord	A♭, B, E♭, G♭
	A♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	A♭, B♭, E♭
	A♭ Diminished 7th Guitar Chord	A♭, B, D, F
	B♭ Augmented Guitar Chord	B♭, D, G♭
	B♭ Major Guitar Chord	B♭, D, F
	B♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F
	B♭ 7th sus4 Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F, A♭
	B♭ 7th Guitar Chord	B♭, D, F, A♭
	B Diminished Guitar Chord	B, D, F
	E♭ Minor, Major 7th Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭, D
	E♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	E♭, F, B♭
	E♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	E♭, A♭, B♭
	E♭ Minor Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭
	E♭ Minor (add9) Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭, F
	E♭ Minor 9th, Major 7th Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭, D, F
	F Diminished 7th Guitar Chord	F, A♭, B, D
	F Diminished Guitar Chord	F, A♭, B
	G♭ Augmented Guitar Chord	G♭, B♭, D

Romanian major

Romanian major, also known as lydian dominant flat 2 or flat 9, is a musical scale, noted for its flattened 2nd and sharpened fourth degrees, the latter a distinctive feature of Romanian traditional music. A C Romanian major scale has the notes C, D♭, E, F♯, G, A, B♭, which is 1, ♭2, 3, ♯4, 5, 6, ♭7. Though it is called a major scale, it is typically played over a C13 (♭9) (♯11) (also F♯ major over C) dominant chord. This is an enharmonic mode of B Harmonic Minor (A# & C# in B Harmonic Minor, Bb & Db in C Romanian Major), along with D Harmonic Major (C# in G Harmonic Major, Db in C Romanian Major). The root note of F Harmonic Major is raised a semitone to F#, and the root note of D Aeolian Dominant lowered a semitone to Db. There is also a ♮6 with the Db Super Lydian Augmented scale, lowering the B♮ to Bb.

A♭ Romanian Scale

Ethnic Scale

A♭ RomanianCAGED Scale Shapes

Recommended Chords for an A♭ Romanian Scale

Notes in an A♭ Romanian Scale

Romanian major