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Guitar chord

A♭6A flat sixth

  • A♭1
  • C3
  • E♭5
  • F6
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12

How to play A♭6

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the D string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre.
  2. Ring finger (3): 4th fret of the low E string.
  3. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the A string.
  4. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the B string.
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    A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 4311411324EBGDAE

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  2. A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 431111143EADGBE
    A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 431111143EBGDAE

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  3. A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 4331111423EADGBE
    A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 4331111423EBGDAE

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  4. A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 4x111114EADGBE
    A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 4x111114EBGDAE

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  8. A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 4x3111143EADGBE
    A♭6 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 4x3111143EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the A♭6 chord

A flat sixth is built from 4 notes: A♭ (1), C (3), E♭ (5), F (6). The lowest note you play should be the root, A♭, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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