Perfect 4th – The 4th note of the scale is Db.Minor 3rd – The 3rd note of the scale is Cb.Major 2nd – The 2nd note of the scale is Bb.Tonic – The 1st note of the A-flat natural minor scale is Ab.Let’s take a look at the intervals of the Ab minor scale. The notes of the A flat natural minor scale are Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, Fb and Gb. To learn more about this scale and others, check out my course, Learn Scales & Music Theory & Give Yourself An Upper Hand. The notes of the G sharp natural minor scale are G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#.

The only difference is the names of the notes. On piano, the same keys are used to play the two scales. We will learn the notes, intervals and scale degrees of the A flat minor scale (natural, melodic and harmonic) on the piano, treble and bass clef.Ī flat is an enharmonic of G sharp. We will take a look at all three of them here.

The three types of minor scales are the natural, melodic and harmonic minor scales. If you need to look up more chords, visit the Piano Chord Charts page or download your own copy below.In this lesson, we will learn how to play the A flat minor scale. If you need more help understanding key signatures, visit the key signatures page. The Ab piano chord is really quite uncommon because it means you are likely playing in 7 flats - which is a lot! So you will come across G#m much more often. This is important information for writing chords or writing your own music but if you're not, what's important for you is understanding which notes to play. While if you are playing in sharps, the chord will need to be named as a sharp.

So if you are playing in flats, the chord name will need to have a flat. The reason there are two names for the same chord is because we play in either sharps or flats. Abm belongs to the key of Cb while G#m belongs to the key of B and also found in the key of E. I have mentioned Abm and G#m a few times now. So here are the inversions in those notes as well.Ģnd Inversion: D# G# B Chord Theory for A Flat Minor Abm vs G#m If it were me, I would play these inversions thinking of G#m instead which has the notes G#, B, D#.

E flat minor notes