Ab Chords

Root

A♭ major

Notes: A♭ – C – E♭
Formula: 135

Barre · 4 · 4 6 6 5 4 4

Shape 2 · × 11 13 13 13 11

Chord finder

Tap keys to build a chord; the name appears here.

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All 20 chord types built on Ab. The notes of the Ab major scale are A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G; each chord takes some of them and changes one or two.

Chords in the key of Ab major

The seven chords built from the major scale, the ones most songs in this key use.

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Piano Chords: Ab

Ab major

Notes A♭ – C – E♭

Formula 1 3 5

Abm minor

Notes A♭ – C♭ – E♭

Formula 1 ♭3 5

Ab7 dominant 7th

Notes A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7

Abmaj7 major 7th

Notes A♭ – C – E♭ – G

Formula 1 3 5 7

Abm7 minor 7th

Notes A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – G♭

Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7

Absus2 suspended 2nd

Notes A♭ – B♭ – E♭

Formula 1 2 5

Absus4 suspended 4th

Notes A♭ – D♭ – E♭

Formula 1 4 5

Abdim diminished

Notes A♭ – C♭ – E♭♭

Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5

Abaug augmented

Notes A♭ – C – E

Formula 1 3 ♯5

Ab6 major 6th

Notes A♭ – C – E♭ – F

Formula 1 3 5 6

Abm6 minor 6th

Notes A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – F

Formula 1 ♭3 5 6

Abadd9 add 9

Notes A♭ – C – E♭ – B♭

Formula 1 3 5 9

Ab9 dominant 9th

Notes A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭ – B♭

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 9

Abm9 minor 9th

Notes A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭

Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9

Abmaj9 major 9th

Notes A♭ – C – E♭ – G – B♭

Formula 1 3 5 7 9

Abm7b5 half-diminished

Notes A♭ – C♭ – E♭♭ – G♭

Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7

Abdim7 diminished 7th

Notes A♭ – C♭ – E♭♭ – G♭♭

Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 𝄫7

Ab7sus4 7th suspended 4th

Notes A♭ – D♭ – E♭ – G♭

Formula 1 4 5 ♭7

Abm(maj7) minor-major 7th

Notes A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – G

Formula 1 ♭3 5 7

Ab5 power chord

Notes A♭ – E♭

Formula 1 5