The key of A♭ phrygian on piano
A♭ B𝄫 C♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ G♭ — and everything inside it.
The key of A♭ phrygian on piano: the scale, the chord on every degree, the seventh chords and the pentatonics — drawn above, each a tap away. The row of chips over the piano is the key’s chords; the dropdown switches it to seventh chords or pentatonics, the shape menu draws a chord as one grip at a time, and a tap on any note finds the chords that hold it. For the why, read chords in a key, the modes.
The notes of A♭ phrygian
A♭ phrygian — also spelled G♯ phrygian — is A♭ B𝄫 C♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ G♭: the phrygian scale on A♭, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the piano above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.
The chords in A♭ phrygian
The triad on each degree, stacked from the key’s own notes; the numeral’s case is the chord’s quality. The explorer above draws the six you can rest on.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | A♭m | A♭ C♭ E♭ |
| II | B𝄫 | B𝄫 D♭ F♭ |
| III | C♭ | C♭ E♭ G♭ |
| iv | D♭m | D♭ F♭ A♭ |
| v° | E♭° — passed through, not rested on | E♭ G♭ B𝄫 |
| VI | F♭ | F♭ A♭ C♭ |
| vii | G♭m | G♭ B𝄫 D♭ |
The seventh chords in A♭ phrygian
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i7 | A♭m7 | A♭ C♭ E♭ G♭ |
| IImaj7 | B𝄫maj7 | B𝄫 D♭ F♭ A♭ |
| III7 | C♭7 | C♭ E♭ G♭ B𝄫 |
| iv7 | D♭m7 | D♭ F♭ A♭ C♭ |
| vø7 | E♭m7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | E♭ G♭ B𝄫 D♭ |
| VImaj7 | F♭maj7 | F♭ A♭ C♭ E♭ |
| vii7 | G♭m7 | G♭ B𝄫 D♭ F♭ |
The pentatonics in A♭ phrygian
The five-note scale on each degree that fits inside the key — major where the degree’s chord is major, minor where it is minor. The row on “Pentatonics” above.
| Degree | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | A♭m pent | A♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ G♭ |
| II | B𝄫 pent | B𝄫 C♭ D♭ F♭ G♭ |
| III | C♭ pent | C♭ D♭ E♭ G♭ A♭ |
| iv | D♭m pent | D♭ F♭ G♭ A♭ C♭ |
| v | E♭m pent — not in the key | E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭ D♭ |
| VI | F♭ pent | F♭ G♭ A♭ C♭ D♭ |
| vii | G♭m pent | G♭ B𝄫 C♭ D♭ F♭ |
The same notes from another home
Parent major: E major.