Scale
A♭ harmonic minor scale
The A♭ harmonic minor scale has 7 notes: A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭ and G.
- Notes
- A♭ · B♭ · C♭ · D♭ · E♭ · F♭ · G
- Step pattern
- W – H – W – W – H – W+H – H
W = whole step (two keys), H = half step (the very next key).
Play it yourself
Play the scale going up: start on A♭ and tap each note in order.
- A♭
- B♭
- C♭
- D♭
- E♭
- F♭
- G
The harmonic minor scale is natural minor with a raised 7th. That one note creates a strong pull back to the root and the exotic-sounding jump of three half steps between the 6th and 7th notes.
Chords in A♭ harmonic minor
Build a chord on each note of the scale using only notes from the scale, and you get these seven. The Roman numeral shows the step it is built on: upper case for major, lower case for minor.
- i · A♭m
- ii° · B♭dim
- III+ · C♭aug
- iv · D♭m
- V · E♭
- VI · F♭
- vii° · Gdim