A flat major
| A flat major | |
|---|---|
| Chord symbol (s) : | As, A ♭ , A ♭ |
| Parallel Tone : | F minor |
| Dominant : | E flat major |
| Subdominant : | D flat major |
| Scale : | as - b - c ^ des - es - f - g ^ as |
A flat major is a key of the musical scale major based on the fundamental building as. The Key A flat major is in the notation with four ♭ written (b, it, as, des). The corresponding scale and the basic chord of this key (the tonic A -C-E flat) are also referred to by the term A flat major.
A flat major is often described as warm and soft, "transfigured" to, this, however, see the article key character .
Many works (especially piano music) of the Romantic period are in A flat major.
Classification of the key
| Sign : | 7 ♭ + fes
 |
6 ♭ + ces
 |
5 ♭ + total
 |
4 ♭ + des
|
3 ♭ + as
 |
2 ♭ + es
 |
1 ♭ b
 |
0 ♭ / ♯ |
1 ♯ f sharp
 |
2 ♯ + c sharp
 |
3 ♯ + g sharp
 |
4 ♯ + dis
 |
5 ♯ + ais
 |
6 ♯ + ice
 |
7 ♯ + his
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major keys: | Ces | Ges | Of | As | It | B. | F. | C. | G | D. | A. | E. | H | F sharp | Cis |
| Minor keys: | as | it | b | f | c | G | d | a | e | H | f sharp | cis | g sharp | dis | ais |
Web links
Wiktionary: A flat major - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
