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Bass chord companion

Ab7b13 Chord

Learn the Ab7b13 chord on bass with chord tones, intervals, and interactive fretboard shapes.

1Ab3C5Ebb7Gbb13Fb

Bass chord-tone boxes

Bass lines usually imply this chord with arpeggios and target tones. Start with root-on-E and root-on-A boxes.

Root on E string

Ab7b13 chord tones around the E-string root.

Ab 7b13 Root on E string bass chord tonesAb7b13 chord tones around the E-string root.EADG34567135b13b713

Root on A string

Ab7b13 chord tones around the A-string root.

Ab 7b13 Root on A string bass chord tonesAb7b13 chord tones around the A-string root.EADG10111213145b13b7135b13b71

Full fretboard map

Every Ab7b13 Chord chord tone across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive
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Common progressions using Ab7b13

Try these progressions to hear the chord in context instead of treating it as an isolated shape.

V to I resolution

Use the dominant sound to pull strongly into a stable major tonic.

  1. V Ab7b13
  2. /I Db Major

Minor-key dominant pull

The same dominant root can resolve into a minor tonic for a darker cadence.

  1. V Ab7b13
  2. /i Db Minor

Chord Tones

DegreeIntervalNote
1RAb
33C
55Eb
b7b7Gb
b13#5Fb

Formula

R – 3 – 5 – b7 – #5

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