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Ab6 Piano Chord

A nostalgic, retro sound with an added sixth. Widely used in jazz, country and Hawaiian music. Compared to maj7, it sounds less "jazzy" and more "vintage".

Piano

Recommended voicing
Ab3 · C4 · Eb4 · F4

How to play the Ab6 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: Ab3, C4, Eb4 and F4. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Ab6 chord

Other names: Ab major 6th, Ab 6th

Music theory name: major sixth chord

Common name: Ab sixth chord

Intervals and tones in Ab6 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th
F Major 6th

Inversions

1st inversion
C4 · Eb4 · F4 · Ab4
2nd inversion
Eb4 · F4 · Ab4 · C5

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Ab6

Hlavolam
Daniel Landa
Nejsi sám
Miro Žbirka
Láska v čase soumraku
Radůza
Břehy
Imodium