A♭maj7
Major 7 · A♭ – C – E♭ – G
- A♭R
- C3
- E♭5
- G7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A♭maj7 chord
The A♭maj7 chord (major 7) is made up of 4 notes — A♭ is the root, C the major third, E♭ the perfect fifth and G the major seventh. Stacking a major seventh over a major triad is what produces its soft, jazzy shimmer.
On guitar, A♭maj7 chords are usually played as a barre — 465544, with your first finger laid flat across the 4th fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Major seventh chords sound lush and dreamy, common in soul, jazz and mellow pop.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A♭maj7 chord?
- The A♭maj7 chord contains the notes A♭, C, E♭ and G.
- How do you play A♭maj7 on guitar?
- A common shape is 465544. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A♭maj7 chord?
- The A♭maj7 chord is built from the root (A♭), a major third (C), a perfect fifth (E♭) and a major seventh (G).
- Is A♭maj7 the same as G♯maj7?
- Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭maj7 and G♯maj7 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭maj7.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A♭maj7 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.