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Ab13 Piano Chord

The widest extended chord — theoretically 7 notes. Typical of jazz and funk.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Ab2 · F#3 fingers 5–1
Right hand C4 · F4 · Bb4 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Ab13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Ab2 and F#3 with the left hand and C4, F4 and Bb4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This common voicing omits the perfect fifth and natural eleventh (Eb and C#) to keep the sound clear.

Notation for Ab13 chord

Other names: Ab 13th, Ab thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: Ab thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in Ab13 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th
F# Minor 7th
B Major 9th
C# Perfect 11th
F Major 13th

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