Piano chord · Sixths & added
A♭ minor 6th chord on piano
Right hand: A♭ (1), C♭ (2), E♭ (3), F (5)
How to play A♭m6 on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Bittersweet, with a hint of jazz and film noir.
- Notes
- A♭C♭E♭F
- Formula
- 1♭356
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 6th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handA♭1 · thumbC♭2 · indexE♭3 · middleF5 · pinky
Left handA♭5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing A♭m6 on piano
On piano, A♭m6 has two black keys (A♭ and E♭) and two white keys.
Notice the C♭ in A♭m6 (A♭ C♭ E♭ F): each note of the chord takes its own letter (A–C–E–F), so the minor 3rd has to be written C♭ rather than B — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
