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A♭6 chord

A♭6 (also written G♯6) is the Ab major sixth chord. It has 4 notes: A♭ – C – E♭ – F (1 – 3 – 5 – 6).

A major sixth adds the sixth to a major chord. It sounds sweet and a little vintage, and is used in gospel, jazz and highlife.

A♭6 chord on Guitar

A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x-11-13-13-13-13)
From the 11th fretx-11-13-13-13-13
A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 2 (431111)
From the 1st fret431111
A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 3 (xx6564)
From the 4th fretxx6564
A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 4 (xx6868)
From the 6th fretxx6868

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 11th fret; D 13th fret; G 13th fret; B 13th fret; high E 13th fret.

A♭6 chord on Ukulele

A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (1013)
Open position1013
A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (8888)
From the 8th fret8888
A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (5546)
From the 4th fret5546
A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (10-12-11-11)
From the 10th fret10-12-11-11

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 1st fret; C open; E 1st fret; A 3rd fret.

A♭6 chord on Piano

A♭6 chord on piano: A♭, C, E♭, F

Play A♭, C, E♭ and F together with your right hand, and A♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the A♭6 chord

A♭6 appears in 19 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Ab chords:

Chords in the key of A♭ major:

A♭6 chord: questions

What notes are in the A♭6 chord?

A♭6 (Ab major sixth) is made of A♭, C, E♭ and F (1 – 3 – 5 – 6).

How do you play A♭6 on guitar?

The most common shape is x-11-13-13-13-13 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play A♭6 on ukulele?

Play 1013 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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