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Ab5 chord (Ab Power Chord)

Powerful rock/metal staple consisting of root and fifth without a third.

Notes AbEb
Formula 1 5
Shapes 2 on this page

Ab5 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Ab.

6th String Root Power Chord 4 6 6 x x x
5th String Root Power Chord x 11 13 13 x x

Interactive chord diagram

Ab5 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ab5

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ab5 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Ab5 chord?
Ab5 is Ab, Eb: the 1, 5 of Ab.
How do you play Ab5 on guitar?
6th String Root Power Chord: 4 6 6 x x x; 5th String Root Power Chord: x 11 13 13 x x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ab5?
Scales on Ab that contain every note of Ab5: Ab Major, Ab Minor, Ab Minor Pentatonic, Ab Major Pentatonic, Ab Blues, Ab Major Blues.

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