Chords
Ab 7add6
Ab · C · Eb · Gb · F
Ab 7add6 (Ab7add6) is a major chord of 5 notes: Ab · C · Eb · Gb · F.
Also written Ab67 · Ab7add13
Ab 7add6
Ab · C · Eb · Gb · F
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Ab3 · C4 · Eb4 · Gb4 · F5 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Gb3 · Ab3 · C4 · Eb4 · F5 | |
| Shell | Ab3 · C4 · Gb4 | |
| Rootless | C3 · Gb3 · F4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Ab 7add6 (Ab7add6) contains the notes Ab · C · Eb · Gb · F, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of Ab 7add6 puts a chord tone other than Ab in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales Ab 7add6 belongs to.
In which keys
Ab 7add6 is diatonic to 2 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
Ab 7add6 fits inside these scales, each built on Ab.
- Ab MixolydianAb · Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab Lydian DominantAb · Bb · C · D · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab Hungarian MajorAb · B · C · D · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab BebopAb · Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G
- Ab Bebop MinorAb · Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab Kafi RagaAb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G
Understanding the Ab 7add6 chord
Names and symbols
Ab7add6 is the chord symbol for Ab 7add6; it is also written Ab67, Ab7add13.
Ab 7add6 and G# 7add6 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. G# 7add6
Common questions
- What notes are in the Ab 7add6 chord?
- The Ab 7add6 chord contains the notes Ab · C · Eb · Gb · F: the root Ab with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 7m, 13M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally Ab, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the Ab 7add6 chord?
- Measured from Ab, the Ab 7add6 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 7m, 13M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the Ab 7add6 chord?
- On guitar the most common Ab 7add6 shape is 434111, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Ab3 · C4 · Eb4 · Gb4 · F5 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.