A♭ 5th Mandolin Chord

also known as A♭ power

make a barre on the eleventh fret with your first finger from the first string to the second string
your third finger goes on the 1third fret of the fourth string
your fourth finger goes on the thirteenth fret of the third string

Diagram of an A♭ 5th mandolin barre chord at the 11 fret

Notes in an A♭ 5th Mandolin chord

Root : A♭

5th : E♭

A♭5

Diagram of an A♭ 5th mandolin chord at the 4 fret

A♭5

Diagram of an A♭ 5th mandolin chord at the 1 fret

A♭5

Diagram of an A♭ 5th mandolin barre chord at the 6 fret (first inversion)

A♭5/E♭

Diagram of an A♭ 5th mandolin chord at the 11 fret

A♭5

Diagram of an A♭ 5th mandolin chord at the 4 fret (first inversion)

A♭5/E♭

Diagram of an A♭ 5th mandolin chord at the 8 fret (first inversion)

A♭5/E♭

Diagram of an A♭ 5th mandolin barre chord at the 1 fret

A♭5

A♭5/E♭

Diagram of an A♭ 5th mandolin chord at the 6 fret (first inversion)

A♭5/E♭

Fifth (chord)

In music, the fifth factor of a chord is the note or pitch that is the fifth scale degree, counting the root or tonal center. When the fifth is the bass note, or lowest note, of the expressed chord, the chord is in second inversion. Conventionally, the fifth is second in importance to the root, with the fifth being perfect in all primary triads (I, IV, V and i, iv, v). In jazz chords and theory however, the fifth is often omitted, or assumed, in preference for the chord quality determining third and chord extensions and additions.