Tool

The harmonic field of A♭ minor

7 flats in the key signature. Click a degree to hear it, or hear the whole field.

Triads · natural minor

DegreeSymbolNotesFunction
iA♭mA♭ · C♭ · E♭Tonic
ii°B♭dimB♭ · D♭ · F♭Subdominant
IIIC♭C♭ · E♭ · G♭Tonic
ivD♭mD♭ · F♭ · A♭Subdominant
vE♭mE♭ · G♭ · B♭Dominant
VIF♭F♭ · A♭ · C♭Tonic
VIIG♭G♭ · B♭ · D♭Dominant

Seventh chords · natural minor

DegreeSymbolNotesFunction
i7A♭m7A♭ · C♭ · E♭ · G♭Tonic
iiø7B♭m7♭5B♭ · D♭ · F♭ · A♭Subdominant
IIImaj7C♭maj7C♭ · E♭ · G♭ · B♭Tonic
iv7D♭m7D♭ · F♭ · A♭ · C♭Subdominant
v7E♭m7E♭ · G♭ · B♭ · D♭Dominant
VImaj7F♭maj7F♭ · A♭ · C♭ · E♭Tonic
VII7G♭7G♭ · B♭ · D♭ · F♭Dominant

Triads · harmonic minor

DegreeSymbolNotesFunction
iA♭mA♭ · C♭ · E♭Tonic
ii°B♭dimB♭ · D♭ · F♭Subdominant
III+C♭augC♭ · E♭ · GTonic
ivD♭mD♭ · F♭ · A♭Subdominant
VE♭E♭ · G · B♭Dominant
VIF♭F♭ · A♭ · C♭Tonic
vii°GdimG · B♭ · D♭Dominant

Seventh chords · harmonic minor

DegreeSymbolNotesFunction
imaj7A♭m(maj7)A♭ · C♭ · E♭ · GTonic
iiø7B♭m7♭5B♭ · D♭ · F♭ · A♭Subdominant
IIImaj7#5C♭maj7♯5C♭ · E♭ · G · B♭Tonic
iv7D♭m7D♭ · F♭ · A♭ · C♭Subdominant
V7E♭7E♭ · G · B♭ · D♭Dominant
VImaj7F♭maj7F♭ · A♭ · C♭ · E♭Tonic
vii°7Gdim7G · B♭ · D♭ · F♭Dominant

The notes are spelled in octave 4, from A♭4. The function is assigned by degree — tonic on I, III and VI; subdominant on II and IV; dominant on V and VII — which is how the harmonic field is taught. Context can change that reading, and the tool reports the degree.

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