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A♭5 Chord
A♭5 is a power chord chord rooted on A♭. Just the root and the fifth. With no third it is neither major nor minor, which is exactly why it survives heavy distortion.
The notes
Every A♭5 chord anywhere on the neck is some arrangement of these 2 notes.
A♭1
E♭5
How to play it
2 shapes, low on the neck to high. Tap any diagram to hear it. Green marks the root.