A♭ minor 6th (A♭m6)
A♭Root
C♭min 3
E♭Perf 5
FMaj 6
Bittersweet. Minor triad with added 6th. Common in jazz and Latin music for sophisticated minor harmony.
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How to play it
A♭m6
A♭ minor 6th, Open
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- A♭Root
- C♭m3
- E♭P5
- FM6
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does
A♭+3 fretsC♭+4 fretsE♭+2 fretsF
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
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How to play it
A♭m6
A♭ minor 6th, Open
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- A♭Root
- C♭m3
- E♭P5
- FM6
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04