Ab Major Chord

Symbol: Ab

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Ab chord – keys Ab, C, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, C, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.CEbAb
Ab chord – keys Ab, C, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, C, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.CEbAb

Guitar (1)

Guitar chord diagram for Ab (4fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Ab, Eb, Ab, C, Eb, Ab.Ab (4fr)4342

Guitar (2)

Guitar chord diagram for Ab (11fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Ab, Eb, Ab, C, Eb.Ab (11fr)11✕234

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
AbP10
CM34
EbP57

Related Chords (Ab Root)

Abm Abdim Abaug Absus2 Absus4 Ab5 Ab7 Abmaj7 Abm7 AbmMaj7 Abdim7 Abm7b5

Major in All Keys

C Db D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B

Scales Containing Ab

C Natural Minor C Harmonic Minor C Phrygian C Aeolian C Locrian Db Major Db Harmonic Minor Db Melodic Minor Db Ionian Db Lydian D Locrian Eb Major

About the Ab Major Chord

The Ab Major chord is built from the notes Ab, C, Eb. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note Ab, following the interval pattern that defines every Major chord. Understanding how a chord is constructed from intervals is one of the most valuable skills in music theory, because it allows you to build the chord in any key and recognize it in any context.

You can use this chord in a variety of musical contexts. Try exploring the scales that contain these notes to discover which keys this chord naturally belongs to. Each scale listed above shares all the notes of this chord, making it a diatonic chord within that key. Understanding these relationships helps with songwriting, improvisation, and arranging.

Try Ab in the Chord Identifier →