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Dominant family

A♭ dominant thirteenth chord

A♭13

A♭ dominant thirteenth

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • 9
  • 13

Guitar standard tuning

Fret 4

No barre: each note has its own finger.

EA×DGBe×45678A♭G♭CF

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. A♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. B♭9
  4. ♭3
  5. C3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. E♭5
  9. ♯5
  10. F13
  11. G♭♭7
  12. 7
  • A♭ Root
  • C Major 3rd
  • E♭ Perfect 5th
  • G♭ Minor 7th
  • B♭ Major 9th
  • F Major 13th

About this chord

What is an A♭ dominant thirteenth chord?

A♭13 is built from 6 notes: A♭ (the root), C (the 3), E♭ (the 5), G♭ (the ♭7), B♭ (the 9), F (the 13). The richest dominant: a big-band sound. The fifth and ninth are often left out when it is played.

Notes
A♭ · C · E♭ · G♭ · B♭ · F
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9 · 13
Also written
A♭dom13
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

Scales that contain A♭13

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D♭

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E

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G♭

G

A♭

A

B♭

B