A-flat

noun — 3 senses

A-flat

noun
1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A tone one semitone below A, between G and A, denoted A♭.

  • The bassoon came in on a low A-flat.
2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A key or other mechanism for producing an A-flat.

  • I had to take it to the shop because the A-flat was stuck.
3

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music The key of A-flat major.

  • We will now hear the third sonata, in A-flat.
Derived terms
A-flat major, A-flat minor

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