Chord Progressions in A♭ Major
Common chord progressions in A♭ Major (A♭ B♭m Cm D♭ E♭ Fm G°), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in A♭ Major
- I: A♭
- ii: B♭m
- iii: Cm
- IV: D♭
- V: E♭
- vi: Fm
- vii°: G°
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV): A♭ E♭ Fm D♭
- Sensitive (vi IV I V): Fm D♭ A♭ E♭
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V): A♭ Fm D♭ E♭
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I): A♭ D♭ E♭ A♭
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7): B♭m7 E♭7 A♭maj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): A♭7 A♭7 A♭7 A♭7 D♭7 D♭7 A♭7 A♭7 E♭7 D♭7 A♭7 E♭7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII, in F Minor): Fm D♭ E♭
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V, in F Minor): Fm E♭ D♭ C
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I): A♭ G♭ D♭ A♭
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V): A♭ D♭ Fm E♭
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII, in F Minor): Fm D♭ A♭ E♭
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7): D♭maj7 E♭7 Cm7 Fm7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V): A♭ E♭ Fm Cm D♭ A♭ D♭ E♭
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7): A♭maj7 Fm7 B♭m7 E♭7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII, in F Minor): Fm E♭ D♭ E♭
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi): D♭ A♭ E♭ Fm
- Build-Up (IV V vi): D♭ E♭ Fm
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V): A♭ D♭ A♭ E♭
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV): A♭ D♭ E♭ D♭
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7): A♭maj7 D♭maj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7, in F Minor): Fm7 B♭m7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I): A♭ F♭ G♭ A♭
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I): A♭ D♭ D♭m A♭
- Creep (I III IV iv): A♭ C D♭ D♭m
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I): A♭ B♭ D♭ A♭
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): A♭7 D♭7 A♭7 A♭7 D♭7 D♭7 A♭7 A♭7 E♭7 D♭7 A♭7 E♭7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7): A♭7 E♭7 D♭7 D♭7 A♭7 E♭7 A♭7 E♭7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7, in F Minor): Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 B♭m7 B♭m7 Fm7 Fm7 D♭7 C7 Fm7 C7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7): A♭7 D♭7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v, in F Minor): Fm B♭m Cm
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I): A♭ B♭7 E♭7 A♭
- Country Walk (I V IV I): A♭ E♭ D♭ A♭
- Country iii (I iii IV V): A♭ Cm D♭ E♭
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7): Cm7 Fm7 B♭m7 E♭7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7): A♭maj7 F7 B♭m7 E♭7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7): C7 F7 B♭7 E♭7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7, in F Minor): Gø7 C7 Fm7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7): B♭m7 A7 A♭maj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7): B♭m7 G♭7 A♭maj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv): A♭ A♭7 D♭ D♭m
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7): D♭maj7 Cm7 B♭m7 A♭maj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II, in F Minor): Fm G♭
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V, in F Minor): Fm B♭m D♭ C
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V): Fm E♭ D♭ E♭
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII, in F Minor): Fm B♭m D♭ E♭
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv, in F Minor): Fm A♭ E♭ B♭m