Also Fm7

A♭6 (A♭ major 6th): A♭ C E♭ F. Formula 1 3 5 6. Also Fm7. A major triad with an added 6th: sweet and final, a common closing chord in swing and early pop.

Made of4

Notes4

Contains & part of34

Scales that contain it34

Inversions4

  • A♭6

    Root position · A♭ C E♭ F

  • A♭6/C

    1st inversion · C E♭ F A♭

  • A♭6/E♭

    2nd inversion · E♭ F A♭ C

  • A♭6/F

    3rd inversion · F A♭ C E♭

Relatives6

Same notes, other names1

Type1

Genres that use it4

Where it goes13

One small move away12

Its dominant1