Major & minor
A♭ natural minor scale · also called the Aeolian mode
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is C♭ major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of G♯ minor.
- Notes
- A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭G♭
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
How to play the A♭ natural minor scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------6-7-9-| B|-------------------------5-7-9-------| G|-------------------4-6-8-------------| D|-------------4-6-8-------------------| A|-------4-6-7-------------------------| E|-4-6-7-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 4–9
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------1-2-4-| E|-------2---------| C|-1-3-4-----------| G|---------1-------|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the A♭ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
III
C♭
C♭maj7
C♭ E♭ G♭
VI
F♭
F♭maj7
F♭ A♭ C♭
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