Key of Ab

Everything on this site that is rooted on Ab: the twenty scales and modes, the twenty-three chord qualities, the seven chords that belong to the key, the capo positions that produce it from an open shape, the tunings whose home note it is, and the fretboard maps.

Key signature: Ab major · Bb Eb Ab Db
Notes of Ab major: Ab Bb C Db Eb F G
Degrees of Ab major: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Relative minor: F minor — the same notes, tonic on the sixth degree
Notes of Ab natural minor: Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb
Relative major: B major
A fifth above (dominant): Eb
A fourth above (subdominant): C#
Tunings rooted here: none of the tunings on this site
Capo positions with open shapes: capo 1 → G shapes · capo 4 → E shapes · capo 6 → D shapes · capo 8 → C shapes · capo 11 → A shapes

Chords that belong to the key

The seven triads built on the major scale, and the seventh chord on each degree.

Numeral	Triad	Notes	Triad page	Seventh	Seventh page
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	Ab	Abmaj7	Abmaj7
ii	Bbm	Bb Db F	Bbm	Bbm7	Bbm7
iii	Cm	C Eb G	Cm	Cm7	Cm7
IV	Db	Db F Ab	Db	Dbmaj7	Dbmaj7
V	Eb	Eb G Bb	Eb	Eb7	Eb7
vi	Fm	F Ab C	Fm	Fm7	Fm7
vii°	Gdim	G Bb Db	Gdim	Gm7b5	Gm7b5

Numeral

Triad

Notes

Triad page

Seventh

Seventh page

Ab C Eb

Abmaj7

Bbm

Bb Db F

Bbm

Bbm7

iii

C Eb G

Cm7

Db F Ab

Dbmaj7

Eb G Bb

Eb7

F Ab C

Fm7

vii°

Gdim

G Bb Db

Gdim

Gm7b5

Scales and modes on Ab

All twenty scales on this site, set out on the same root.

Scale	Page	Degrees	Notes
Major	Ab major	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Ab Bb C Db Eb F G
Ionian	Ab ionian	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Ab Bb C Db Eb F G
Dorian	Ab dorian	1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7	Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb
Phrygian	Ab phrygian	1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	Ab Bbb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb
Lydian	Ab lydian	1 2 3 #4 5 6 7	Ab Bb C D Eb F G
Mixolydian	Ab mixolydian	1 2 3 4 5 6 b7	Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb
Natural minor	Ab natural minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb
Aeolian	Ab aeolian	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb
Locrian	Ab locrian	1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7	Ab Bbb Cb Db Ebb Fb Gb
Harmonic minor	Ab harmonic minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7	Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G
Melodic minor (ascending)	Ab melodic minor (ascending)	1 2 b3 4 5 6 7	Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F G
Major pentatonic	Ab major pentatonic	1 2 3 5 6	Ab Bb C Eb F
Minor pentatonic	Ab minor pentatonic	1 b3 4 5 b7	Ab Cb Db Eb Gb
Blues scale	Ab blues scale	1 b3 4 b5 5 b7	Ab Cb Db Ebb Eb Gb
Phrygian dominant	Ab phrygian dominant	1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7	Ab Bbb C Db Eb Fb Gb
Lydian dominant	Ab lydian dominant	1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7	Ab Bb C D Eb F Gb
Whole tone	Ab whole tone	1 2 3 #4 #5 b7	Ab Bb C D E F#
Diminished (half-whole)	Ab diminished (half-whole)	1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7	Ab Bbb Cb C D Eb F Gb
Diminished (whole-half)	Ab diminished (whole-half)	1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7	Ab Bb Cb Db Ebb Fb F G
Chromatic	Ab chromatic	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Ab A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G

Scale

Page

Degrees

Notes

Major

Ab major

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

Ionian

Ab ionian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

Dorian

Ab dorian

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb

Phrygian

Ab phrygian

1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Ab Bbb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb

Lydian

Ab lydian

1 2 3 #4 5 6 7

Ab Bb C D Eb F G

Mixolydian

Ab mixolydian

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb

Natural minor

Ab natural minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb

Aeolian

Ab aeolian

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb

Locrian

Ab locrian

1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7

Ab Bbb Cb Db Ebb Fb Gb

Harmonic minor

Ab harmonic minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G

Melodic minor (ascending)

Ab melodic minor (ascending)

1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F G

Major pentatonic

Ab major pentatonic

1 2 3 5 6

Ab Bb C Eb F

Minor pentatonic

Ab minor pentatonic

1 b3 4 5 b7

Ab Cb Db Eb Gb

Blues scale

Ab blues scale

1 b3 4 b5 5 b7

Ab Cb Db Ebb Eb Gb

Phrygian dominant

Ab phrygian dominant

1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

Ab Bbb C Db Eb Fb Gb

Lydian dominant

Ab lydian dominant

1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7

Ab Bb C D Eb F Gb

Whole tone

Ab whole tone

1 2 3 #4 #5 b7

Ab Bb C D E F#

Diminished (half-whole)

Ab diminished (half-whole)

1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7

Ab Bbb Cb C D Eb F Gb

Diminished (whole-half)

Ab diminished (whole-half)

1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7

Ab Bb Cb Db Ebb Fb F G

Chromatic

Ab chromatic

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ab A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G

Chords on Ab

All twenty-three chord qualities on this site, set out on the same root.

Chord	Page	Degrees	Notes	Quality
Ab	Ab	1 3 5	Ab C Eb	Major
Abm	Abm	1 b3 5	Ab Cb Eb	Minor
Abdim	Abdim	1 b3 b5	Ab Cb Ebb	Diminished
Abaug	Abaug	1 3 #5	Ab C E	Augmented
Absus2	Absus2	1 2 5	Ab Bb Eb	Suspended second
Absus4	Absus4	1 4 5	Ab Db Eb	Suspended fourth
Abmaj7	Abmaj7	1 3 5 7	Ab C Eb G	Major seventh
Abm7	Abm7	1 b3 5 b7	Ab Cb Eb Gb	Minor seventh
Ab7	Ab7	1 3 5 b7	Ab C Eb Gb	Dominant seventh
Abm7b5	Abm7b5	1 b3 b5 b7	Ab Cb Ebb Gb	Half-diminished seventh
Abdim7	Abdim7	1 b3 b5 bb7	Ab Cb Ebb Gbb	Diminished seventh
Ab6	Ab6	1 3 5 6	Ab C Eb F	Sixth
Abm6	Abm6	1 b3 5 6	Ab Cb Eb F	Minor sixth
Abadd9	Abadd9	1 9 3 5	Ab Bb C Eb	Added ninth
Ab9	Ab9	1 9 3 5 b7	Ab Bb C Eb Gb	Dominant ninth
Abm9	Abm9	1 9 b3 5 b7	Ab Bb Cb Eb Gb	Minor ninth
Abmaj9	Abmaj9	1 9 3 5 7	Ab Bb C Eb G	Major ninth
Ab11	Ab11	1 9 3 11 5 b7	Ab Bb C Db Eb Gb	Dominant eleventh
Abm11	Abm11	1 9 b3 11 5 b7	Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Gb	Minor eleventh
Ab13	Ab13	1 9 3 5 13 b7	Ab Bb C Eb F Gb	Dominant thirteenth
Ab7sus4	Ab7sus4	1 4 5 b7	Ab Db Eb Gb	Dominant seventh suspended fourth
Ab7b5	Ab7b5	1 3 b5 b7	Ab C Ebb Gb	Dominant seventh flat five
Ab7#9	Ab7#9	1 3 5 b7 #9	Ab C Eb Gb B	Dominant seventh sharp nine

Chord

Page

Degrees

Notes

Quality

1 3 5

Ab C Eb

Major

Abm

1 b3 5

Ab Cb Eb

Minor

Abdim

1 b3 b5

Ab Cb Ebb

Diminished

Abaug

1 3 #5

Ab C E

Augmented

Absus2

1 2 5

Ab Bb Eb

Suspended second

Absus4

1 4 5

Ab Db Eb

Suspended fourth

Abmaj7

1 3 5 7

Ab C Eb G

Major seventh

Abm7

1 b3 5 b7

Ab Cb Eb Gb

Minor seventh

Ab7

1 3 5 b7

Ab C Eb Gb

Dominant seventh

Abm7b5

1 b3 b5 b7

Ab Cb Ebb Gb

Half-diminished seventh

Abdim7

1 b3 b5 bb7

Ab Cb Ebb Gbb

Diminished seventh

Ab6

1 3 5 6

Ab C Eb F

Sixth

Abm6

1 b3 5 6

Ab Cb Eb F

Minor sixth

Abadd9

1 9 3 5

Ab Bb C Eb

Added ninth

Ab9

1 9 3 5 b7

Ab Bb C Eb Gb

Dominant ninth

Abm9

1 9 b3 5 b7

Ab Bb Cb Eb Gb

Minor ninth

Abmaj9

1 9 3 5 7

Ab Bb C Eb G

Major ninth

Ab11

1 9 3 11 5 b7

Ab Bb C Db Eb Gb

Dominant eleventh

Abm11

1 9 b3 11 5 b7

Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Gb

Minor eleventh

Ab13

1 9 3 5 13 b7

Ab Bb C Eb F Gb

Dominant thirteenth

Ab7sus4

1 4 5 b7

Ab Db Eb Gb

Dominant seventh suspended fourth

Ab7b5

1 3 b5 b7

Ab C Ebb Gb

Dominant seventh flat five

Ab7#9

1 3 5 b7 #9

Ab C Eb Gb B

Dominant seventh sharp nine

Fretboard maps

Map	Page	Contents
Ab major	note map	every position to fret 22 as note names
Ab degrees	degree map	the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales
All keys	index	the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Map

Page

Contents

Ab major

note map

every position to fret 22 as note names

Ab degrees

degree map

the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales

All keys

index

the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Related keys

RelativeKey of Fshares every note with Ab
ParallelAb natural minorthe same tonic, a different third, sixth and seventh
DominantKey of Eba fifth above Ab; its tonic chord is the dominant of this key
SubdominantKey of C#a fourth above Ab; its tonic chord is the fourth chord of this key
CircleCircle of fifthswhere Ab sits relative to the other eleven keys
SignatureKey signaturesthe accidentals of every key, including the enharmonic spellings
CapoCapo charthow to reach Ab with open shapes

All twelve keys: C · C# · D · Eb · E · F · F# · G · Ab · A · Bb · B

ScaleAb major7 notes · 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ScaleAb natural minor7 notes · 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Neck mapAb — note mapAb major · frets 0–22 · Ab Bb C Db Eb F G
DegreesAb — degree mapAb major and natural minor · frets 0–22
ChordAb — Major1 3 5 · Ab C Eb
ChordAbm7 — Minor seventh1 b3 5 b7 · Ab Cb Eb Gb
KeyKey of FF G A Bb C D E · F major / D minor
HubScales and modes12 roots × 20 scales
HubChords12 roots × 23 qualities
CapoCapo chart12 capo positions × 24 target keys

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