Ab Minor Piano Chord
Root
AbMin 3rd
Cb5th
EbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Ab
Cb
Eb
The Notes in an Ab Minor Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of an Ab Minor chord is Ab.
The Min 3rd
The minor third of an Ab Minor chord is Cb. The minor third is up three half-steps from the Root.
Finding Cb from Ab step by step:
- Start on: Ab
- Step 1: move up to A
- Step 2: move up to Bb
- Step 3: Land on Cb
Min 3rd
CbRoot
Ab1
2
- A is a minor second above Ab.
- Bb is a major 2nd above Ab.
- Cb is a minor third above Ab.
The 5th
The fifth of an Ab Minor chord is Eb. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding Eb from Ab step by step:
- Start on: Ab
- Step 1: move down to G
- Step 2: move down to Gb
- Step 3: move down to F
- Step 4: move down to E
- Step 5: Land on Eb
5th
EbRoot
Ab1
2
3
4
- G is a minor second below Ab.
- Gb is a major 2nd below Ab.
- F is a minor third below Ab.
- E is a major third below Ab.
- Eb is a fourth below Ab. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note Eb is down 5 half-steps from Ab, but up 7 half-steps from Ab:
5th
EbRoot
Ab1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of Ab Minor
Root Position
Root
AbMin 3rd
Cb5th
EbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Ab
Cb
Eb
1st Inversion
Min 3rd
Cb5th
EbRoot
AbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Cb
Eb
Ab
2nd Inversion
5th
EbRoot
AbMin 3rd
CbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Eb
Ab
Cb