G♯ / A♭ chords on piano

About the A♭ chords on piano

Most songs that use A♭ chords start from A flat major, the notes A♭–C–E♭. Its relative minor key is F minor, which shares the same notes, so the chords of both keys mix naturally.

A♭ appears in E flat major (IV), A flat major (I), D flat major (V), C minor (VI).

Triads are three-note chords, the backbone of most songs. The A♭ triads are A♭ (A♭–C–E♭), A♭m (A♭–C♭–E♭), A♭dim (A♭–C♭–E𝄫), A♭aug (A♭–C–E).

Seventh chords add a fourth note, a seventh above the root, for a richer or more tense sound: A♭7 (A♭–C–E♭–G♭), A♭maj7 (A♭–C–E♭–G), A♭m7 (A♭–C♭–E♭–G♭), A♭dim7 (A♭–C♭–E𝄫–G𝄫), A♭m7♭5 (A♭–C♭–E𝄫–G♭), A♭m(maj7) (A♭–C♭–E♭–G), A♭aug7 (A♭–C–E–G♭).

Extended and added-note chords stack a sixth, ninth, eleventh or thirteenth on top. On A♭: A♭add9 (A♭–C–E♭–B♭), A♭m(add9) (A♭–C♭–E♭–B♭), A♭6 (A♭–C–E♭–F), A♭m6 (A♭–C♭–E♭–F), A♭9 (A♭–C–E♭–G♭–B♭), A♭m9 (A♭–C♭–E♭–G♭–B♭), A♭maj9 (A♭–C–E♭–G–B♭), A♭11 (A♭–C–E♭–G♭–B♭–D♭), A♭13 (A♭–C–E♭–G♭–B♭–F), A♭7♯9 (A♭–C–E♭–G♭–B), A♭7♭9 (A♭–C–E♭–G♭–B𝄫), A♭6/9 (A♭–C–E♭–F–B♭), A♭add11 (A♭–C–E♭–D♭).

Suspended chords replace the third with a second or fourth, so they sound open and unresolved: A♭sus2 (A♭–B♭–E♭), A♭sus4 (A♭–D♭–E♭), A♭7sus4 (A♭–D♭–E♭–G♭), A♭9sus4 (A♭–D♭–E♭–G♭–B♭).

On piano every A♭ chord keeps the same shape when you move it to another root; only the pattern of black and white keys changes. The keyboards show root position; each chord page has every inversion and the fingering for both hands.

Chords marked "diagram only" are less common and do not have their own page yet; the diagram and the notes above are all you need to play them.