Q: Sounds pretty good to me but I can't figure out what it is. It's really really close to A minor but it contains 8 notes instead of 7 with that Ab there. sorry for asking all these music questions that probably seem simple to you but i keep discovering stuff and i have an urge to know what the name of the thing i discovered is and it's difficult to google something like that
A: a friendly tip for the "minor key" for example A min, ..... G# notes are a perfectly normal and healthy part of the key of A minor. you will notice them particularly often showing up in harmony with B or D notes (or both)