Sus & power family
A♭ power chord chord
A♭5A♭ power chord
Piano root position
- Root
- 5
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 4
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- A♭1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- E♭5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- A♭ Root
- E♭ Perfect 5th
About this chord
What is an A♭ power chord chord?
A♭5 is built from 2 notes: A♭ (the root), E♭ (the 5). Just root and fifth: the neutral, punchy sound of rock guitar.
- Notes
- A♭ · E♭
- Formula
- 1 · 5
- Also written
- A♭(no 3rd)
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
Neighbours
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