A♭

About the A♭ chord

The A♭ chord (major) is made up of 3 notes — A♭ is the root, C the major third and E♭ the perfect fifth. It is the plainest, most stable chord there is — a major triad with nothing added.

On guitar, A♭ chords are usually played as a barre — 466544, with your first finger laid flat across the 4th fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.

Major chords sound bright and settled, anchoring a huge share of pop, folk and rock.

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Common questions

What notes are in the A♭ chord?

The A♭ chord contains the notes A♭, C and E♭.

How do you play A♭ on guitar?

A common shape is 466544. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.

What intervals make up the A♭ chord?

The A♭ chord is built from the root (A♭), a major third (C) and a perfect fifth (E♭).

Is A♭ the same as G♯?

Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭ and G♯ are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭.

More than a chord chart

The chart above is just the start. Open A♭ 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.