Home › Ab chords for piano › Ab/C Piano Chord

Ab/C Piano Chord

The fundamental chord with a bright, happy and stable sound. Forms the basis of most popular, rock, folk and classical music. Consists of three notes: the root, major third and perfect fifth.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Ab3 · C4 · Eb4

How to play the Ab/C chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: Ab3, C4 and Eb4. Suggested fingering is 1–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Ab/C chord

Other names: Ab major, Ab maj, Ab M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: Ab major chord

Intervals and tones in Ab/C chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th

Inversions

1st inversion
C4 · Eb4 · Ab4
2nd inversion
Eb4 · Ab4 · C5

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys