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Diagram for the Ab Major Piano Chord

Thanks for visiting List-of-Chords.com! Here's an interactive diagram for the Ab piano chord. There are many different ways to play the Ab piano chord. With this interactive chord chart, you can change some basic ways the chord can be played. Press either of the "rotate voicing" buttons to see different ways of voicing the Ab piano chord. Press either of the "jump octave" buttons to see the Ab piano chord in different octaves.
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The Notes in the Ab Major Piano Chord

Ab

The root of the chord is always the easiest to find because its name is in the name of the chord!

The root of a Ab Major chord is Ab

C

The third of a Ab Major chord is C. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.

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Finding C from Ab step by step:

  • Start on: Ab
  • Step 1: move up to A
  • Step 2: move up to Bb
  • Step 3: move up to Cb
  • Step 4: Land on C

Eb

The fifth of a Ab Major chord is Eb. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root -- but it's easier to just think of it as a variation on the fifth. Once you know your fifths, the flat fifth and sharp fifth are a lot easier to find.

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Finding Eb from Ab step by step:

  • Start on: Ab
  • Step 1: move down to G
  • Step 2: move down to Gb
  • Step 3: move down to F
  • Step 4: move down to E
  • Step 5: Land on Eb

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