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A♭ augmented chord

Symbol: A♭+ · Notes: A♭ – C – E

Two major thirds stacked, the fifth raised a semitone: a strange, floating sound, often used to slide from one chord to the next.

How it is built

• A♭: root
• C: major third
• E: augmented fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: A♭ – C – E
• 1st inversion: C – E – A♭
• 2nd inversion: E – A♭ – C

Other A♭ chords

A♭ · G♯m · A♭7 · A♭maj7 · G♯m7 · A♭sus2 · A♭sus4 · G♯dim · A♭6 · G♯m6 · A♭add9 · G♯dim7 · G♯m7♭5

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