How to Play Ab6 on Piano

The Ab Major 6th chord sounds warm and nostalgic. It stacks 4 notes: Ab – C – Eb – F.

A major triad with a sixth added. It resolves as comfortably as a plain triad but sounds fuller, which is why it ends so many jazz standards.

Notes in Ab6

NoteIntervalFinger
AbAb4Root1
CC5Major 3rd2
EbEb5Perfect 5th3
FF5Major 6th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on Ab. Use finger 2 on C, finger 3 on Eb, and finger 5 on F.

Where it sits

2 notes of this chord (Ab, Eb) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Major 6th Chords

C6
C – E – G – A
Db6
Db – F – Ab – Bb
D6
D – F# – A – B
Eb6
Eb – G – Bb – C
E6
E – G# – B – C#
F6
F – A – C – D
F#6
F# – A# – C# – D#
G6
G – B – D – E
A6
A – C# – E – F#
Bb6
Bb – D – F – G
B6
B – D# – F# – G#

Other Ab Chords

Ab7
Ab – C – Eb – Gb
Ab9
Ab – C – Eb – Gb – Bb
Ab
Ab – C – Eb
Abmaj7
Ab – C – Eb – G
Abaug
Ab – C – E
Absus2
Ab – Bb – Eb
Absus4
Ab – Db – Eb
Abadd9
Ab – C – Eb – Bb