Here is a quick guide to chords in the key of G# or Ab minor.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| Minor | Dim | Major | Minor | Minor | Major | Major |
| i | iiº | III | iv | v | bVI | bVII |
| G#m | A#º | B | C#m | D#m | E | F# |
| Ab | Bbº | Cb | Db | Eb | Fb | Gb |
The notes of a G# minor (natural) scale are:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| G# | A# | B | C# | D# | E | F# |
Written as Ab, this would be:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| Ab | Bb | Cb | Db | Eb | Fb | Gb |
Natural Minor Scale Formula
The scale notes above follow the 'natural minor' scale formula of 'steps':
WHOLE – HALF – WHOLE – WHOLE – HALF – WHOLE – WHOLE
Or 'tones':
TONE – SEMITONE – TONE – TONE – SEMITONE – TONE – TONE
Or even, on a guitar, frets:
Two frets – One Fret – Two Frets – Two Frets – One Fret – Two Frets – Two Frets
Which gives us the following interval relationships from the tonic (1st note):
- Union
- Major 2nd
- Minor 3rd
- Perfect 4th
- Perfect 5th
- Minor 6th
- Minor 7th
- Octave
All the chords in the key of G# minor are made up of notes from the G# minor (natural) scale.
The relative major scale of G# minor is B major.
