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Chords in the key of A♭ Natural Minor

The seven chords of A♭ Natural Minor and the 7th chord on each, with the key signature and the keys closest to it.

Short answer

The key of A♭ Natural Minor contains seven diatonic chords: A♭m, B♭°, C♭, D♭m, E♭m, F♭, G♭. They're built on each degree of the A♭ Natural Minor scale.

Tonic
A♭
Key signature
7 flats
Scale
A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ G♭
Relative key
C♭ Major
Dominant
E♭m
Parallel key
A♭ Major

Diatonic chords in A♭ Natural Minor

Build a triad on each note of the A♭ Natural Minor scale and you get these seven chords. Add one more scale note on top and you get the 7th chord beside it.

DegreeTriad7th chordHear
iA♭mA♭m7
ii°B♭°B♭m7♭5
IIIC♭C♭maj7
ivD♭mD♭m7
vE♭mE♭m7
VIF♭F♭maj7
VIIG♭G♭7

Key signature of A♭ Natural Minor

A♭ Natural Minor has 7 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭. The signature at the start of each staff line makes those notes flat all the way through, unless an accidental says otherwise.

Practise reading key signatures

A♭ Natural Minor on the piano

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A♭ Natural Minor on the pianoF♭C♭F♭C♭D♭E♭G♭A♭B♭D♭E♭G♭A♭B♭A♭ Natural Minor - A♭ · B♭ · C♭ · D♭ · E♭ · F♭ · G♭

Common progressions in A♭ Natural Minor

The most popular chord progressions written in this key. Click any progression to hear it.

i–♭VII–♭VI–V in A♭ minor
A♭mG♭F♭E♭
ii°–V–i in A♭ minor
B♭m7♭5E♭7A♭m7
i–VI–III–VII in A♭ minor
A♭mF♭C♭G♭
i–♭VI–♭VII–i in A♭ minor
A♭mF♭G♭A♭m
i–iv–v–i in A♭ minor
A♭mD♭mE♭mA♭m
i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII in A♭ minor
A♭mG♭F♭G♭
i–VI–iv–V in A♭ minor
A♭mF♭D♭mE♭m
i–III–iv–VI in A♭ minor
A♭mC♭D♭mF♭

Related keys

The keys a song in A♭ Natural Minor most often borrows chords from or moves to.

CGDAEBC♭F♯G♭D♭C♯A♭E♭B♭FAmEmBmF♯mC♯mG♯mA♭mD♯mE♭mB♭mA♯mFmCmGmDmMajorMinor
A♭ Natural Minor is lit, with its relative key and the keys a fifth either side.

Questions people ask

What chords are in the key of A♭ Natural Minor?
The key of A♭ Natural Minor contains seven diatonic chords: A♭m, B♭°, C♭, D♭m, E♭m, F♭, G♭. They're built on each degree of the A♭ Natural Minor scale.
How many sharps or flats are in A♭ Natural Minor?
A♭ Natural Minor has 7 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭. The signature at the start of each staff line makes those notes flat all the way through, unless an accidental says otherwise.
What are the 7th chords in A♭ Natural Minor?
Adding a seventh to each chord of A♭ Natural Minor gives A♭m7, B♭m7♭5, C♭maj7, D♭m7, E♭m7, F♭maj7, G♭7.
What is the relative key of A♭ Natural Minor?
It's C♭ Major. It uses exactly the same notes and key signature as A♭ Natural Minor, but its music centres on C♭.
What are the most common progressions in A♭ Natural Minor?
Pop and rock songs in A♭ Natural Minor usually rely on I-V-vi-IV, I-IV-V and ii-V-I. Each appears in our progression library with audio.
Why do these chords sound good together?
Every chord in A♭ Natural Minor is built using only notes from the A♭ Natural Minor scale, so they share the same tonal center and naturally resolve to the I chord.
How do I transpose a song to A♭ Natural Minor?
Use our free Chord Transposer, paste the original chords and shift them to A♭ Natural Minor. The tool keeps the relationships between chords intact.

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