Ab Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of Ab Major

💡 Here's a bright A flat major scale reference which shows the notes, finger position on the piano keyboard, intervals, scale degrees, diatonic chords and common chord progressions in A♭ major.

🎸 You'll also find the A♭ major scale on the guitar fretboard.

ⓘ The G^♯ major scale is enharmonic to the A_♭ major scale. It has the same pitches, but uses different notes names: G^♯ A^♯ B^♯ C^♯ D^♯ E^♯ F^♯^♯.

The A_♭ major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches A_♭, B_♭, C, D_♭, E_♭, F and G. Its relative minor is F minor.

The key signature for the A_♭ major scale has 4 flats: B_♭, E_♭, A_♭ and D_♭.

The key of A_♭ major is closely related to the key of E_♭ major and the key of D_♭ major.

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The notes of the A♭ major scale are A_♭, B_♭, C, D_♭, E_♭, F and G

The relative minor of the A♭ major scale is F minor

A♭ major scale piano layout & finger position

Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the A♭ major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the A♭ major scale up and down:

A_♭
B_♭
C
D_♭
E_♭
F
G
A_♭

D♭

A♭
E♭

B♭
F

C
G

C
F

D♭
G

A♭
E♭

B♭

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right hand

A♭ Major Scale on Guitar

🎸 Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the A_♭ major scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:

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You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the A♭ major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):

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Chords in the key of A♭ major
(A♭ major diatonic chords)

The diatonic chords in the key of A♭ major are: A_♭ major, B_♭ minor, C minor, D_♭ major, E_♭ major, F minor and G diminished

Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.

Common chord progressions in the key of A♭ major

Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of A♭ major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:

I A_♭ maj

IV D_♭ maj

V E_♭ maj

I A_♭ maj

vi F min

ii B_♭ min

V E_♭ maj

vi F min

IV D_♭ maj

I A_♭ maj

V E_♭ maj

I A_♭ maj

iii C min

IV D_♭ maj

V E_♭ maj

I A_♭ maj

IV D_♭ maj

vi G min

V E_♭ maj

ii B_♭ min

V E_♭ maj

I A_♭ maj

vi F min

IV D_♭ maj

V E_♭ maj

I A_♭ maj

IV D_♭ maj

ii B_♭ min

V E_♭ maj

iii C min

vi F min

ii B_♭ min

V E_♭ maj

I A_♭ maj

V E_♭ maj

vi F min

IV D_♭ maj

I A_♭ maj

IV D_♭ maj

V E_♭ maj

I A_♭ maj

V E_♭ maj

ii B_♭ min

iii C min

Toggle A♭ major scale intervals & scale degrees

degrees	notes	intervals
1: Tonic	A_♭	Unison
2: Supertonic	B_♭	Major 2nd
3: Mediant	C	Major 3rd
4: Subdominant	D_♭	Perfect 4th
5: Dominant	E_♭	Perfect 5th
6: Submediant	F	Major 6th
7: Leading Tone	G	Major 7th
1: Octave/Tonic	A_♭	Perfect 8th