Barre chord
fret 4, E shape464544
A♭7 chord on guitar
A♭7 is the A♭ dominant 7 chord. Its notes are A♭, C, E♭ and G♭. It is the same chord as G♯7. A major triad with a flat seventh. Try G7 resolving to C.
How to play A♭7
Barre chord
fret 11, A shapex-11-13-11-13-11
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
- A♭1
- C3
- E♭5
- G♭♭7
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7
- Also written
- A♭7, A♭dom7
- Chord type
- Dominant 7
Keys that use A♭7
A♭7 is the V7 chord in D♭ major. That makes it a natural fit in songs written in those keys.
A♭7 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 chords