A♭ chord on piano
Ab major: A♭ · C · E♭. It sounds bright and settled — the plain three-note chord most songs are built from.
NotesA♭ C E♭
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: A♭ — finger 1 · C — finger 3 · E♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootA♭ – C – E♭
- 1stC – E♭ – A♭
- 2ndE♭ – A♭ – C
Songs that use A♭
Ludovico EinaudiNuvole Bianche
F minor · Beginner
Max RichterOn the Nature of Daylight
Bb minor · Advanced
Nils FrahmAmbre
F minor · Advanced
Philip GlassOpening (Glassworks)
Eb major · Intermediate
Ólafur Arnaldssaman
C minor · Beginner
Ólafur Arnalds, NannaParticles
Ab major · Beginner