But because of notation difficulties caused by the need for a double sharp, this key is hardly used. The key of D sharp major makes use of the same chords and scale notes except that the notes and chords have different names. To learn more about chords by key (what chords are in what key and why), check out my book, Master Piano Chords By Key And Give Yourself A Big Advantage When Playing, Learning Or Writing Songs. The four note chords are Eb major seventh, F minor seventh, G minor seventh, Ab major seventh, Bb dominant seventh, C minor seventh, and D minor seventh flat five.Īll of these chords make use of the notes in the Eb major scale only.

Therefore, the triad chords in this key are Eb major, F minor, G minor, Ab major, Bb major, C minor and D diminished. The pattern of chords in a major key is Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Diminished. Each of these notes is the root note of one of the chords in E flat major. The notes of this scale are Eb F G Ab Bb C D.

The Ab Major scale and Ab Lydian mode can be used when soloing over the A flat Major 7 chord.What are the basic chords in the key of E flat major?įirst of all let’s take a look at the Eb major scale.

The Ab Major 7 chord works well with the Fm7 chord (relative minor).

The A flat Major 7 chord is the first chord in the key of A flat and the fourth chord in the key of E flat.

The A flat Major 7 chord (just like all Major 7 chords) contains the following intervals (starting from the root note): major 3rd, minor 3rd, major 3rd, semitone (which leads back to the root note).

The Ab Major 7 chord is produced by taking the 1 (root), 3, 5 and 7 of the Ab Major scale.

The Ab Major 7 chord contains the notes Ab, C, Eb and G.

If you’ve come to this page just to view some chord diagrams for Ab Major 7, here they are. For example, the Ab minor 7 chord can be produced by lowering the 3rd and 7th of the Ab Major 7 chord. It can also be used as a starting point, when figuring out other chords that have the same root note. The Major 7 chord in general is considered a kind of default chord, as it contains no altered notes of the Major scale (1, 3, 5, 7). The Ab Major 7 chord is most commonly played with the root note on the 4th fret of the 6th string (see the first shape below). It is essentially an A flat Major chord, with the 7th note of the Major scale added. It is produced by taking the root, 3rd, 5th and 7th of the Ab Major scale.

The A flat Major 7 chord (also written as Ab Maj 7) contains the notes Ab, C, Eb and G.

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