A♭ natural minor scale

7 flats: A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ G♭ · pattern W–H–W–W–H–W–W

A♭ – B♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭ – F♭ – G♭

Step patternWHWWHWW

Chords in A♭ natural minor

iA♭m

ii°B♭dim

IIIC♭

ivD♭m

vE♭m

VIF♭

VIIG♭

Scale degrees

Degree	Note	Name	Half steps from A♭
1	A♭	Tonic	0
2	B♭	Supertonic	2
3	C♭	Mediant	3
4	D♭	Subdominant	5
5	E♭	Dominant	7
6	F♭	Submediant	8
7	G♭	Subtonic	10

About this scale

The natural minor scale lowers the 3rd, 6th and 7th of the major scale. A♭ minor shares every note with its relative major, so the two keys share the same key signature.

Relative key: C♭ major.

Seventh chords in A♭ natural minor scale

i7 A♭m7iiø7 B♭m7♭5IIImaj7 C♭maj7iv7 D♭m7v7 E♭m7VImaj7 F♭maj7VII7 G♭7

Other A♭ scales

A♭ major A♭ harmonic minor A♭ melodic minor A♭ major pentatonic A♭ minor pentatonic A♭ blues A♭ Dorian A♭ Mixolydian

Natural minor scale in other keys

C C♯D E♭E F F♯G A B♭B

Questions

What are the notes of the A♭ natural minor scale?

A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, and back to A♭.

How many sharps or flats are in A♭ natural minor scale?

7: A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭.

What is the step pattern of the natural minor scale?

W–H–W–W–H–W–W, where W is a whole step (two keys) and H is a half step (the next key). Start that pattern on A♭ to get this scale.

What is the relative major of A♭ natural minor?

C♭ major. Both scales use the same notes but start on a different tonic.