eBGDAE 123456789101112131415 E Gb Ab Bb B Db Eb E Gb Bb B Db Eb E Gb Ab Bb B Eb E Gb Ab Bb B Db Eb E Ab Bb B Db Eb E Gb Ab Bb B Db Eb E Gb Ab Bb B Db E Gb Ab Bb B Db Eb E Gb

Ab Minor Scale

The Ab minor scale (enharmonic to G# minor) has a dark, complex character. Rarely notated this way on guitar, it shares fingerings with G# minor and appears in jazz and classical contexts.

Also known as

  • G# Minor
  • Ab Natural Minor
  • G# Natural Minor
  • Ab Aeolian
  • G# Aeolian

Formula

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

Notes

AbBbBDbEbEGb

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the Ab Minor scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

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