A♭6
6 · A♭ – C – E♭ – F
- A♭R
- C3
- E♭5
- F6
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A♭6 chord
The A♭6 chord (6) is made up of 4 notes — A♭ is the root, C the major third, E♭ the perfect fifth and F the major sixth. A major triad with a sixth added sounds sweeter and more open than a plain major chord.
On guitar, A♭6 chords sit higher up the neck: 431111, around the 1st fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Sixth chords sound sweet and vintage, popular in jazz, swing and older pop.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A♭6 chord?
- The A♭6 chord contains the notes A♭, C, E♭ and F.
- How do you play A♭6 on guitar?
- A common shape is 431111. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A♭6 chord?
- The A♭6 chord is built from the root (A♭), a major third (C), a perfect fifth (E♭) and a major sixth (F).
- Is A♭6 the same as G♯6?
- Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭6 and G♯6 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭6.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A♭6 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.