A Flat Minor Guitar Chords and Chord Progressions

The key of A flat minor has seven flats. For reference, here are the notes in the A flat minor scale:

  • A Flat
  • B Flat
  • C Flat
  • D Flat
  • E Flat
  • F Flat
  • G Flat

All the chords in the key of A flat minor are made up of these seven notes, and each note gets to be the root note for one of the chords, thus making seven triad chords in this key.

  • A Flat Minor
  • B Flat Diminished
  • C Flat Major
  • D Flat Minor
  • E Flat Minor
  • F Flat Major
  • G Flat Major

Note: In this article I’m using guitar chord charts that I created using Microsoft Paint. Here are all the guitar chord charts that are free to use personally and commercially under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.

i Chord — A Flat Minor or A Flat Minor Seventh

The first chord (i) in the key of A flat minor is the A flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the A flat minor chord on guitar.

A Flat Minor chord chart for guitar

The A flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the i chord in the key of A flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the A flat minor seventh chord.

A Flat Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

iidim Chord — B Flat Diminished or B Flat Minor Seventh Flat Five

The second chord (iidim) in the key of A flat minor is the B flat diminished chord. Below is my preferred way to play the B flat diminished chord on guitar.

B Flat Diminished chord chart for guitar

The B flat minor seventh flat five chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iidim chord in the key of A flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the B flat minor seventh flat five chord.

B Flat Minor Seventh Flat Five chord chart for guitar

III Chord — C Flat Major or C Flat Major Seventh

The third chord (III) in the key of A flat minor is the C flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the C flat major chord on guitar.

C Flat Major chord chart for guitar

The C flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the III chord in the key of A flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the C flat major seventh chord.

C Flat Major Seventh chord chart for guitar

iv Chord — D Flat Minor or D Flat Minor Seventh

The fourth chord (iv) in the key of A flat minor is the D flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the D flat minor chord on guitar.

D Flat Minor chord chart for guitar

The D flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iv chord in the key of A flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the D flat minor seventh chord.

D Flat Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

v Chord — E Flat Minor or E Flat Minor Seventh

The fifth chord (v) in the key of A flat minor is the E flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the E flat minor chord on guitar.

E Flat Minor chord chart for guitar

The E flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the v chord in the key of A flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the E flat minor seventh chord.

E Flat Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

VI Chord — F Flat Major or F Flat Major Seventh

The sixth chord (VI) in the key of A flat minor is the F flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the F flat major chord on guitar.

F Flat Major chord chart for guitar

The F flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VI chord in the key of A flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the F flat major seventh chord.

F Flat Major Seventh chord chart for guitar

VII Chord — G Flat Major or G Flat Dominant Seventh

The seventh chord (VII) in the key of A flat minor is the G flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the G flat major chord on guitar.

G Flat Major chord chart for guitar

The G flat dominant seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VII chord in the key of A flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the G flat dominant seventh chord.

G Flat Dominant Seventh chord chart for guitar

Chord Progressions in the Key of A Flat Minor

Here are 10 chord progressions in the key of A Flat Minor that you can experiment with. I have included guitar tablature to make playing the chords easier for you.

1. A Flat Minor, D Flat Minor, E Flat Minor

E| --4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
B| --4---4-----5---5-----7---7---
G| --4---4-----6---6-----8---8---
D| --6---6-----6---6-----8---8---
A| --6---6-----4---4-----6---6---
E| --4---4-----------------------

2. A Flat Minor, D Flat Minor, F Flat Major, E Flat Minor

E| --4---4-----4---4-----0---0-----6---6---
B| --4---4-----5---5-----0---0-----7---7---
G| --4---4-----6---6-----1---1-----8---8---
D| --6---6-----6---6-----2---2-----8---8---
A| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2-----6---6---
E| --4---4---------------0---0-------------

3. A Flat Minor, F Flat Major, C Flat Major, D Flat Minor

E| --4---4-----0---0-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --4---4-----0---0-----4---4-----5---5---
G| --4---4-----1---1-----4---4-----6---6---
D| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
E| --4---4-----0---0-----------------------

4. A Flat Minor, G Flat Major, F Flat Major

E| --4---4-----2---2-----0---0---
B| --4---4-----2---2-----0---0---
G| --4---4-----3---3-----1---1---
D| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
A| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
E| --4---4-----2---2-----0---0---

5. A Flat Minor, D Flat Minor, C Flat Major, F Flat Major

E| --4---4-----4---4-----2---2-----0---0---
B| --4---4-----5---5-----4---4-----0---0---
G| --4---4-----6---6-----4---4-----1---1---
D| --6---6-----6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
A| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2-----2---2---
E| --4---4-------------------------0---0---

6. A Flat Minor, B Flat Diminished, E Flat Minor, A Flat Minor

E| --4---4---------------6---6-----4---4---
B| --4---4-----2---2-----7---7-----4---4---
G| --4---4-----3---3-----8---8-----4---4---
D| --6---6-----2---2-----8---8-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----1---1-----6---6-----6---6---
E| --4---4-------------------------4---4---

7. F Flat Major, G Flat Major, A Flat Minor

E| --0---0-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --0---0-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --1---1-----3---3-----4---4---
D| --2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
E| --0---0-----2---2-----4---4---

8. A Flat Minor, F Flat Major, C Flat Major, G Flat Major

E| --4---4-----0---0-----2---2-----2---2---
B| --4---4-----0---0-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --4---4-----1---1-----4---4-----3---3---
D| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----4---4---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
E| --4---4-----0---0---------------2---2---

9. A Flat Minor, F Flat Major, A Flat Minor, F Flat Major

E| --4---4-----0---0-----4---4-----0---0---
B| --4---4-----0---0-----4---4-----0---0---
G| --4---4-----1---1-----4---4-----1---1---
D| --6---6-----2---2-----6---6-----2---2---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----6---6-----2---2---
E| --4---4-----0---0-----4---4-----0---0---

10. A Flat Minor, E Flat Minor, A Flat Minor, D Flat Minor

E| --4---4-----6---6-----4---4-----4---4---
B| --4---4-----7---7-----4---4-----5---5---
G| --4---4-----8---8-----4---4-----6---6---
D| --6---6-----8---8-----6---6-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----4---4---
E| --4---4---------------4---4-------------

11. A Flat Minor, C Flat Major, G Flat Major, A Flat Minor

E| --4---4-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --4---4-----4---4-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --4---4-----4---4-----3---3-----4---4---
D| --6---6-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
E| --4---4---------------2---2-----4---4---

12. A Flat Minor, F Flat Major, C Flat Major, D Flat Minor

E| --4---4-----0---0-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --4---4-----0---0-----4---4-----5---5---
G| --4---4-----1---1-----4---4-----6---6---
D| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
E| --4---4-----0---0-----------------------

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