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How to play the Ab6 piano chord

(Basic Ab6 piano chord and Inversions of the Ab6 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: Ab6
  • The Ab6 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
  • A sixth chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Major third, Fifth, Sixth
  • The 4 notes in the Ab6 chord are: Ab – C – Eb – F
  • A sixth chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Major third at the bottom, The fifth at the bottom, Sixth at the bottom.

 


In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the Ab6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

Ab6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)
Ab6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

Ab6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)
Ab6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)

 

Ab6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
Ab6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

Ab6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)
Ab6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)

 

More on the Ab6 chord

  • The Ab6 chord is derived from the Ab major (ionian) scale.
  • The Ab major (ionian) scale consists of the notes: Ab – Bb – C – Db – Eb – F – G – (Ab)
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