Ab Major Scale

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Notes in Ab Major

Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

Also written as G# Major. A smooth, lyrical key with four flats. Frequent in romantic piano music and soul.

Open Ab Major in the Key Finder →

Find songs in Ab Major

Select notes on the interactive piano at showkeys and the tool will match all major and minor scales that contain those notes — narrowing down to Ab Major as you add more melody notes. You can also tap Spacebar to detect the BPM of the song while you work.

How to use Ab Major in showkeys

  1. Open the key finder preloaded with Ab Major.
  2. Click or tap piano keys to hear the notes of the scale.
  3. Switch to Auto mode to enter melody notes and see all matching scales.
  4. Tap Spacebar in time with the beat to detect the song's BPM.

Relative scale

The relative minor of Ab Major is G# Minor — it shares the same notes but starts on a different root, giving it a darker, more introspective character.

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