So what are the notes of the triad and four note chords in the key of A flat? Here’s a diagram showing basic chords in Ab major. vii° – G diminished, G minor seventh flat five (G°, Gm7b5).vi – F minor, F minor seventh (Fm, Fm7).V – Eb major, Eb dominant seventh (Eb, Eb7).IV – Db major, Db major seventh (Db, Dbmaj 7).iii – C minor, C minor seventh (Cm, Cm7).ii – Bb minor, Bb minor seventh (Bbm, Bbm7).I – Ab major, Ab major seventh (Abmaj, Abmaj7).Numerals that represent a major chord are usually capitalized, and minor and diminished chords are lower case. Roman numerals indicate each chord’s position relative to the scale.

To learn more about chords by key (what chords are in what key and why), check out my book, Master Piano Chords By Key And Give Yourself A Big Advantage When Playing, Learning Or Writing Songs. When you add sevenths the chords are Ab major seventh, Bb minor seventh, C minor seventh, Db major seventh, Eb dominant seventh, F minor seventh, G minor seventh flat five. This gives us the chords, Ab major, Bb minor, C minor, Db major, Eb major, F minor, G diminished.

The chords in Ab follow the pattern, Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Diminished. The notes in this scale are Ab Bb C Db Eb F G. But because of notation difficulties caused by the need for a double sharp, this key is hardly used.įirst of all, let’s take a look at the A flat major scale. The key of G sharp major makes use of the same chords and scale notes except that the notes and chords have different names. What are the main chords in the key of A flat? We will take a look at triads (three note chords) and four note extended chords (with sevenths) in this key.

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