Ab5 Guitar Chord | Play, Hear and Practice Interactively
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Ab5 is the Ab power chord, made of just Ab and Eb: a root and a perfect fifth, with no third to colour it. It is the flat-key spelling of G#5, and the two share every fret.
Four shapes are on this page, the lowest at fret 4 and the highest at fret 13. Switch on the labels in the fretboard player at the top and each note is named as it sounds, so you can check that the fingers cover Ab and Eb. The Ab minor pentatonic scale contains both notes for leads and fills.
The Ab power chord is also written as Ab5, Ab(no 3rd) or Ab(omit 3).
Ab 5 chord Notes:
Chord formula for the Powerchord chord:
Formula: 1 5
Ab 5 Guitar Chord Diagrams
Position 1 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the D string
- Mute the G string
- Mute the B string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the low E string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the A string
Position 2 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the G string
- Mute the B string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the low E string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the A string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the D string
Position 3 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the G string
- Mute the B string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the A and D strings at the same time
Position 4 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the B string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 11 of the A string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 13 of the D string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 13 of the G string
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FAQ
Which two notes form Ab5?
Ab5 is made of Ab and Eb. The Eb is the perfect fifth of Ab, seven semitones from the root. The chord has no third.
Does Ab5 sound the same as G#5?
Yes, the sound is identical. G#5 is spelled G# and D#. Flat keys write the chord as Ab5.
How many ways can Ab5 be voiced?
Ab5 has 4 voicings, from fret 4 up to fret 13. One of them uses a barre, and none uses open strings.
Why does the Ab power chord have only two notes?
A power chord keeps just the root and the fifth, here Ab and Eb. The third is left out on purpose, so the sound is neither major nor minor.
