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Ukulele chord

A♭6A flat sixth

  • A♭1
  • C3
  • E♭5
  • F6
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
3
Shapes
6

How to play A♭6

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the G string to the A string at the 1th fret, a barre.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the C string.
  3. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the A string.
  1. A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 1313134GCEA
    A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 1313134AECG

    1313

  2. A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 101x12GCEA
    A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 101x12AECG

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  3. A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 1013123GCEA
    A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 1013123AECG

    1013

  4. A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 88888fr1GCEA
    A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 88888fr1AECG

    8888 · C6 shape

  5. A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 55464fr2314GCEA
    A♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 55464fr2314AECG

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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 6 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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