A-flat major

/ˈeɪ flæt ˈmeɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/

noun

The major key with A-flat as its tonic, with the notes A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, and G, the key signature of which has four flats.

“{\key aes \major aes' bes' c des es f g aes2}”

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Meanings

nounA-flat major (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentThe major key with A-flat as its tonic, with the notes A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, and G, the key signature of which has four flats.

    {\key aes \major aes' bes' c des es f g aes2}

  2. uncountableentertainmentThe major chord with a root of A-flat.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 降A大調 /降A大调
  • 降A大調 /降A大调 (jiàng'ēi dàdiào)major key
Dutch As majeur
  • As majeurmajor key
Finnish As-duuri
  • As-duurimajor key
French la bémol majeur
  • la bémol majeurmajor key
German As-Dur
  • As-Durmajor key
Hungarian Asz-dúr
  • Asz-dúrmajor key
Icelandic as-dúr
  • as-dúrmajor key
Italian la bemolle maggiore
  • la bemolle maggioremajor key
Japanese 変イ長調
  • 変イ長調 (hen'ichōchō)major key
Korean 내림가장조
  • 내림가장조 (naerimgajangjo)major key
Polish As-dur
  • As-durmajor key
Portuguese lá bemol maior
  • lá bemol maiormajor key
Russian ля-бемо́ль мажо́р
  • ля-бемо́ль мажо́р (lja-bemólʹ mažór)major key
Spanish la bemol mayor
  • la bemol mayormajor key
Swedish Ass-dur
  • Ass-durmajor key
Cite this entry
APA

A-flat major. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-flat%20major

MLA

“A-flat major.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-flat%20major. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “A-flat major,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-flat%20major.

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