A♭ Major Scale on Piano

A♭ Major: A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.

Notes

• Notes: A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G
• Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
• Steps (W whole, H half): W W H W W W H

Same notes as

• F Minor

Finding it on the keys

• A♭ is the middle one of the three black keys
• White keys: C F G
• Black keys: A♭ B♭ D♭ E♭

About the Major scale

• Bright and settled: the sound most melodies come home to.
• Pop, folk, country, hymns.
• Its relative minor starts on the 6th note and uses the same notes.

Chords in A♭ Major

• I: A♭
• ii: B♭m
• iii: Cm
• IV: D♭
• V: E♭
• vi: Fm
• vii°: G°

Other instruments

• A♭ Major on Guitar
• A♭ Major on Bass
• A♭ Major on Ukulele

More on A♭ Major

• A♭ Major on the circle of fifths
• Chord progressions in A♭ Major