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Ab Major Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 1–3–4–3

How to play the Ab Major chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–3–4–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 4 · little finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Notation for Ab chord

Other names: Ab major, Ab maj, Ab M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: Ab major chord

Intervals and tones in Ab chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–3–4–3
Fret 3
5–3–4–3
Fret 3
5–3–4–6
Fret 8
8–8–8–11

Songs using Ab