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A♭ major scale on piano

Notes: A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭ – F – G

The reference scale of Western music: seven notes, with half steps between degrees 3 and 4, then 7 and 8. Bright and stable, it gives the major keys their names.

How it is built

Steps between the notes (W = whole step, H = half step): W – W – H – W – W – W – H.

Key signature: 4 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

Relative key: F minor.

Fingering

Right hand, going up: 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3. Left hand, going up: 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3.

The chords of the scale

Other A♭ scales

G♯ minor · G♯ harmonic minor · A♭ major pentatonic · G♯ minor pentatonic · G♯ blues