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Abalt Guitar Chord

A dominant chord with maximum tension — the specific tones (b5, #5, b9, #9) are chosen by the player based on context. An advanced jazz chord where the listed intervals represent one common voicing.

Guitar

Strings X–X–6–5–3–4

How to play the Abalt chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–6–5–3–4 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 6 · little finger
3rd string (G) Fret 5 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · middle finger

Notation for Abalt chord

Other names: Ab altered, Ab alt

Music theory name: altered dominant chord

Common name: Ab altered chord

Intervals and tones in Abalt chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
D Diminished 5th
F# Minor 7th
H Augmented 9th

All Variations

Fret 3
X–X–6–5–3–4
Fret 6
X–X–6–7–9–8
Fret 10
X–11–10–13–13–10
Fret 11
X–11–12–13–13–X

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys