Root on A string
x-11-12-11-13-x
A♭7♭5 chord on guitar
A♭7♭5 is the A♭ dominant 7 flat 5 chord. Its notes are A♭, C, E♭♭ and G♭. It is the same chord as G♯7♭5. A four-note altered dominant. Mute both outer strings.
How to play A♭7♭5
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in A♭7♭5
- A♭1
- C3
- E♭♭♭5
- G♭♭7
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
- Also written
- A♭7♭5
- Chord type
- Dominant 7 flat 5
A♭7♭5 notes across the neck
Every A♭, C, E♭♭ and G♭ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, A♭. Build your own shape from any nearby group.
Related chords
Other A♭ chords
A♭A♭mA♭7A♭maj7A♭m7A♭5A♭sus2A♭sus4A♭add9A♭6A♭m6A♭augA♭dimA♭dim7A♭m7♭5A♭9A♭maj9A♭m9A♭mmaj7A♭7♭5A♭7♯5A♭7♭9A♭7♯9
Other dominant 7 flat 5 chords