Ab7 Guitar Chord

Ab7 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 7 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: Ab C Eb Gb (R 3 5 m7).


Ab7 Chord

Full name: A flat dominant seventh
AKA: Abdom   Abdom7  
Guitar sound:

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Ab7 Guitar Chord Charts

Simplified notation: 4 6 4 5 4 4 Difficulty level: Intermediate
Ab7 for guitar on frets 4, 6, 4, 5, 4, 4 Ab7 for guitar on frets 4, 6, 4, 5, 4, 4
Simplified notation: x 11 13 11 13 11 Difficulty level: Intermediate
Ab7 for guitar on frets x, 11, 13, 11, 13, 11 Ab7 for guitar on frets x, 11, 13, 11, 13, 11
Simplified notation: 4 x 4 5 4 x Difficulty level: Advanced
Ab7 for guitar on frets 4, x, 4, 5, 4, x Ab7 for guitar on frets 4, x, 4, 5, 4, x
Simplified notation: x x 6 8 5 8 Difficulty level: Advanced
Ab7 for guitar on frets x, x, 6, 8, 5, 8 Ab7 for guitar on frets x, x, 6, 8, 5, 8
Simplified notation: 4 6 x 5 7 x Difficulty level: Professional
Ab7 for guitar on frets 4, 6, x, 5, 7, x Ab7 for guitar on frets 4, 6, x, 5, 7, x
Simplified notation: 4 3 1 1 1 2
Ab7 for guitar on frets 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2 Ab7 for guitar on frets 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2

Simplified notation: x 11 10 11 9 11
Ab7 for guitar on frets x, 11, 10, 11, 9, 11 Ab7 for guitar on frets x, 11, 10, 11, 9, 11



Ab7 Inversions on guitar

Ab7\C guitar chord
Ab7\Eb guitar chord
Ab7\Gb guitar chord

Ab7 chord charts for left handed guitar

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Ab7 Chord Structure

Notes: Ab C Eb Gb
Interval structure: R 3 5 m7

Chord construction:
R = Ab
Ab + major interval = C (scale degree = 3rd)
C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = 5th)
Eb + minor interval = Gb (scale degree = minor 7th)


G#7 ;


Ab7 on other instruments

Ab7 piano
Ab7 Piano chord chartAb7 guitar
Ab7 Guitar chord chartAb7 ukulele
Ab7 ukulele chordAb7 mandolin
Ab7 mandolin chordAb7 banjo
Ab7 banjo chord

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Ab7 Chord Harmonized Progressions

Db major scale harmonized 7th chords
Dbmaj7 Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Ab7 Bbm7 Cm7b5

Bb natural minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Bbm7 Cm7b5 Dbmaj7 Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Ab7

Db harmonic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Dbm(maj7) Ebm7b5 Emaj7#5 Gbm7 Ab7 Amaj7 Cdim7

Eb melodic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Ebm(maj7) Fm7 Gbmaj7#5 Ab7 Bb7 Cdim7 Dm7b5

Db melodic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Dbm(maj7) Ebm7 Emaj7#5 Gb7 Ab7 Bbdim7 Cm7b5




Scales Related to Ab7

Scales that include all of the notes of Ab7.
C#/Db major C#/Db melodic minor D#/Eb melodic minor C#/Db ionian C#/Db harmonic minor A#/Bb natural minor D#/Eb dorian F phrygian F#/Gb lydian G#/Ab mixolydian A#/Bb aeolian C locrian D diminished (halftone - wholetone) F diminished (halftone - wholetone) G#/Ab diminished (halftone - wholetone) B diminished (halftone - wholetone) C diminished (wholetone - halftone) D#/Eb diminished (wholetone - halftone) F#/Gb diminished (wholetone - halftone) A diminished (wholetone - halftone)

Ab7 chord staff

Musical staff for the Ab7 chord

Ab7 summary table

Guitar chord name Ab7 (A flat dominant seventh)
Guitar sound
Notes and structureAb C Eb Gb (R 3 5 m7)
Alternate tunings
Related Chords G#7 ;
Chord Categories major chord with a minor 7   7th chord  
Other Notations Abdom   Abdom7  
Chord Construction R = Ab
Ab + major interval = C (scale degree = 3rd)
C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = 5th)
Eb + minor interval = Gb (scale degree = minor 7th)
Ab7 on other instrumentsAb7 piano
Ab7 Piano chord chartAb7 guitar
Ab7 Guitar chord chartAb7 ukulele
Ab7 ukulele chordAb7 mandolin
Ab7 mandolin chordAb7 banjo
Ab7 banjo chord

Tweak notes of Ab7

G#
D#
C
F#
D#
G#
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References related to this chord

major chord with a minor 7   7th chord  

Major Seventh Chords on Wikipedia

Dominant Seventh Chords on Wikipedia

 
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