A♭7 (also written G♯7) is the Ab dominant seventh chord. It has 4 notes: A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭ (1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7).
A dominant seventh adds a flat seventh to a major chord. It sounds restless and wants to resolve, usually down a fifth, which makes it the classic V7 chord in gospel, blues and pop.
A♭7 chord on Guitar
464544
x-11-13-11-13-11
431112
xx6878Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E 4th fret; A 6th fret; D 4th fret; G 5th fret; B 4th fret; high E 4th fret.
A♭7 chord on Ukulele
1023
5646
8889
11-12-11-11Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 1st fret; C open; E 2nd fret; A 3rd fret.
A♭7 chord on Piano
Play A♭, C, E♭ and G♭ together with your right hand, and A♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the A♭7 chord
A♭7 appears in 173 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Olivia Rodrigo – Purple Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Melanie Martinez – Gutter Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Melanie Martinez – Is This A Cult Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Petula Clark – I’m Counting On You Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Berq – Schleierkraut Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Los Kyherös – Poltto Palaa Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Rex Orange County – Lost For Words Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Andy Williams – This Is My Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Jonce Hristovski – Македонско Девојче Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- Nat King Cole – Around The World Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Patrizio Buanne – A Man Without Love Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- Fabienne Thibeault – Jirai Jamais Sur Ton Island Chords
Related chords
Other Ab chords:
Chords in the key of A♭ major:
A♭7 chord: questions
What notes are in the A♭7 chord?
A♭7 (Ab dominant seventh) is made of A♭, C, E♭ and G♭ (1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7).
How do you play A♭7 on guitar?
The most common shape is 464544 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play A♭7 on ukulele?
Play 1023 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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