A♭7
Dominant 7 · A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭
- A♭R
- C3
- E♭5
- G♭♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A♭7 chord
The A♭7 chord (dominant 7) is made up of 4 notes — A♭ is the root, C the major third, E♭ the perfect fifth and G♭ the minor seventh. It is a major triad with a minor seventh added on top, and that extra note creates the restless, bluesy pull.
On guitar, A♭7 chords are usually played as a barre — 464544, with your first finger laid flat across the 4th fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Dominant seventh chords add bluesy tension that pulls toward resolution, central to blues, jazz and funk.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A♭7 chord?
- The A♭7 chord contains the notes A♭, C, E♭ and G♭.
- How do you play A♭7 on guitar?
- A common shape is 464544. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A♭7 chord?
- The A♭7 chord is built from the root (A♭), a major third (C), a perfect fifth (E♭) and a minor seventh (G♭).
- Is A♭7 the same as G♯7?
- Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭7 and G♯7 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭7.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A♭7 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.