Major familyI in A♭ major
A♭ major chord
A♭A♭ major
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
Guitar standard tuning
Barre · fret 4
Lay your index flat across all six strings at fret 4.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- A♭1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- C3
- 4
- ♭5
- E♭5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- A♭ Root
- C Major 3rd
- E♭ Perfect 5th
About this chord
What is an A♭ major chord?
A♭ is built from 3 notes: A♭ (the root), C (the 3), E♭ (the 5). Bright, stable and resolved: the home chord of a major key.
- Notes
- A♭ · C · E♭
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5
- Also written
- A♭maj · A♭M · A♭Δ
- Found in
- I in A♭ major · V in D♭ major · IV in E♭ major · VI in C minor
Neighbours
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