Abmaj13 guitar chord
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About Abmaj13 — shell voicings
Abmaj13 is Ab, C, Eb, G, Bb and F. It has the same pitch name as a 6th, , above a major 7th and 9th.
Compared with , Abmaj13 keeps the 6th and 9th, then adds the major 7th. That B is the difference a 6/9 chord does not have.
On guitar, root and 5th can be left out. Keep the 3rd, 7th, 9th, and 13th when the voicing needs its full identity.
Also written AbM13, AbΔ13 or Ab major 13.
What is a shell voicing
Root, 3rd and 7th. The 3rd and 7th set the quality; the 5th adds nothing, so it goes. That frees a string for a tension.
How to use Abmaj13
How you get to it. The turn that lands on Abmaj13 is to — the ii and the V of Ab — and shares its third and seventh with , so the hand barely moves between them.
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In which keys. Every note of Abmaj13 belongs to C minor (the ♭VI), Eb major (the IV, the subdominant), F minor (the ♭III) and Ab major (the I, the tonic).
What to play over Abmaj13
Useful scales
- +Db
Contains Abmaj13 and adds eleventh.
- +D
Contains Abmaj13 and adds sharp eleventh.
Chords near Abmaj13
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