A♭ major · 4 flats
Chords in A flat major
A♭ major has 4 flats, and its notes are A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F and G. Its seven chords are A♭, B♭m, Cm, D♭, E♭, Fm and G°; with sevenths, A♭maj7, B♭m7, Cm7, D♭maj7, E♭7, Fm7 and Gm7♭5.








The seven chords of A♭ major
| Degree | Triad | Seventh | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Tonic | |||
| ii | Subdominant | |||
| iii | Cm | Cm7 | Tonic | |
| IV | Subdominant | |||
| V | Dominant | |||
| vi | Fm | Fm7 | Tonic | |
| vii° | G° | Dominant |
Hear where home is
Two short progressions in A♭ major. The last chord of each is the tonic, and the chord before it is what makes it sound like arriving.
Cadence
- I
- IV
- V7
- I
ii V I
- ii7
- V7
- Imaj7
Common progressions in A flat major
- ii V I ii7 V7 Imaj7
- I V vi IV I V vi IV
- Fm
- vi IV I V vi IV I V
- Fm
- I vi IV V I vi IV V
- Fm
- I IV V I IV V I
- 12 bar blues I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7
- iii vi ii V I iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 Imaj7
- Cm7
- Fm7
- I vi ii V Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7
- Fm7
- ii bII I ii7 bII7 Imaj7
- Backdoor progression iv7 bVII7 Imaj7
- I bVII IV I bVII IV I
- Royal road progression IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi
- Cm7
- Fm