Piano scale · Major & minor

A♭ major scale on piano

How to play the A♭ major scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.

The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.

Its relative minor is F natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of A♭ major.

Spell as G♯
Notes
A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG
Formula
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Steps
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Piano

One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers

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Suggested fingering

Right handA♭2B♭3C1D♭2E♭3F1G2A♭3

Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.

Chords in the A♭ major scale

Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.

I A♭ A♭maj7 A♭ C E♭
ii B♭m B♭m7 B♭ D♭ F
iii Cm Cm7 C E♭ G
IV D♭ D♭maj7 D♭ F A♭
V E♭ E♭7 E♭ G B♭
vi Fm Fm7 F A♭ C
vii° Gdim Gm7♭5 G B♭ D♭

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A♭ Major scale on piano
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