A♭ Minor Chord on Guitar
The A♭ Minor chord contains A♭, B and E♭ — 3 notes. Every position is marked across the whole fretboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers, and the tuning of each string can be changed.
- Root
- Minor 3rd
- Perfect 5th
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | A♭ | B | E♭ |
| Interval | Root | Minor 3rd | Perfect 5th |
Note names
Interval numbers
Scales containing A♭ Minor
| Major (Ionian) | E F# B |
| Natural Minor (Aeolian) | D♭ E♭ A♭ |
| Dorian | D♭ F# A♭ |
| Phrygian | E♭ A♭ B♭ |
| Lydian | E A B |
| Mixolydian | D♭ F# B |
| Locrian | E♭ F B♭ |
| Harmonic Lydian (Lydian ♭6) | E A |
| Harmonic Minor | C E♭ A♭ |
| Melodic Minor | F# A♭ |
| Melodic Minor ♯4 | A♭ A |
| Gypsy Minor (Hungarian Minor) | C A♭ A |
| Major Pentatonic | B |
| Minor Pentatonic | A♭ |
| Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) | D♭ |
| Minor Sixth Pentatonic | A♭ |
| Blues | F A♭ |
| Dominant Diminished (M2) | D F A♭ B |
| Tcherepnin (M3) | D E♭ F# G B♭ B |
Circle of fifths
Chords inside A♭ Minor
| Power (5) | A♭ |
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the A♭ Minor chord?
A♭, B and E♭. That is 3 notes.
How is the A♭ Minor chord built?
From a root of A♭: B is the minor 3rd and E♭ is the perfect 5th.
Which scales contain the A♭ Minor chord?
E Major (Ionian), D♭ Natural Minor (Aeolian), D♭ Dorian and E♭ Phrygian, among others. Every note of the A♭ Minor chord is in those, so they can be played over it.
Which smaller chords are inside the A♭ Minor chord?
A♭ Power (5). Each uses only notes the A♭ Minor chord already contains.
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