Ab 5th
Ab5
Notes
Ab · Eb
Intervals
- RootAb (1P)
- Perfect 5thEb (5P)
Fretboard
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About
The A♭5 power chord consists of root and fifth only (A♭–E♭), often with the root doubled an octave higher. By omitting the third entirely, it carries no major or minor identity — its tonality is implied by context and melody, not by the chord itself. This neutrality is an asset under heavy distortion, where thirds create harsh intermodulation artifacts. The fifth (E♭) is the only harmonic color present, so it must be played; doubling the root adds weight but no new harmonic information. On guitar, the shape is the same across all string pairs (except those involving the B string), making it easy to move. Compared to full triads like A♭ or A♭m, power chords sacrifice color for focus and aggression.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- A♭ Blues (deg 1)
- A♭ Diminished (deg 1)
- A♭ Harmonic Minor (I)
- A♭ Major (I)
- A♭ Major Pentatonic (deg 1)
- A♭ Melodic Minor (I)
- A♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- A♭ Natural Minor (I)
- A Diminished (deg 8)
- B Major (VI)
- B Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- B♭ Blues (deg 6)
- B♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 5)
- B♭ Natural Minor (VII)
- C Diminished (deg 6)
- C Harmonic Minor (VI)
- C Natural Minor (VI)
- D♭ Diminished (deg 5)
- D♭ Harmonic Minor (V)
- D♭ Major (V)
- D♭ Major Pentatonic (deg 4)
- D♭ Melodic Minor (V)
- D♭ Natural Minor (V)
- E Major (III)
- E♭ Blues (deg 3)
- E♭ Diminished (deg 4)
- E♭ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- E♭ Major (IV)
- E♭ Melodic Minor (IV)
- E♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 3)
- E♭ Natural Minor (IV)
- F Blues (deg 2)
- F Minor Pentatonic (deg 2)
- F Natural Minor (III)
- F♯ Diminished (deg 2)
- F♯ Major (II)
- F♯ Major Pentatonic (deg 2)
- F♯ Melodic Minor (II)
- A♭ Dorian (I)
- A♭ Locrian (I)
- A♭ Lydian (I)
- A♭ Mixolydian (I)
- A♭ Phrygian (I)
- A Lydian (VII)
- B Lydian (VI)
- B Mixolydian (VI)
- B♭ Dorian (VII)
- B♭ Locrian (VII)
- B♭ Mixolydian (VII)
- B♭ Phrygian (VII)
- C Locrian (VI)
- C Phrygian (VI)
- D Locrian (V)
- D♭ Dorian (V)
- D♭ Locrian (V)
- D♭ Lydian (V)
- D♭ Mixolydian (V)
- D♭ Phrygian (V)
- E Lydian (III)
- E♭ Dorian (IV)
- E♭ Locrian (IV)
- E♭ Mixolydian (IV)
- E♭ Phrygian (IV)
- F Dorian (III)
- F Locrian (III)
- F Phrygian (III)
- F♯ Dorian (II)
- F♯ Lydian (II)
- F♯ Mixolydian (II)
- G Locrian (II)
- G Phrygian (II)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. Roman numeral marks the chord root’s position in the scale; dashed badges aren’t linked yet.