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A♭7 A flat dominant seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 4
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 1 + G7 How to play A♭7 Index finger (1): press flat across the D string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the low E string. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the A string. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the high E string. ‹ A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 431112 1 4 3 2 E A D G B E
A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 431112 1 4 3 2 E B G D A E
431112 · G7 shape
A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 464544 4fr 1 3 2 E A D G B E
A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 464544 4fr 1 3 2 E B G D A E
464544 · E7 shape
A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets xx6878 6fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets xx6878 6fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E xx6878 · D7 shape
A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 4x1112 1 4 2 E A D G B E A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 4x1112 1 4 2 E B G D A E 4x1112
A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 4341xx 3 2 4 1 E A D G B E A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 4341xx 3 2 4 1 E B G D A E 4341xx
A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 464574 4fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E
A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 464574 4fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E
464574
A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 434x44 4 2 1 3 E A D G B E A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 434x44 4 2 1 3 E B G D A E 434x44
A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 43411x 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E A♭7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 43411x 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E 43411x
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Chords that go with A♭7 The other chords of D flat major, the key where A♭7 is home (V7). Songs in this key move between them.
E♭m ii E♭m Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2. Fm iii Fm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. A♭ V A♭ Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 finger 3, fret 3 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 4 finger 4. Barre at fret 1. B♭m vi B♭m Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Cdim vii° Cdim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, muted, fret 1 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as A♭7.
1 fret G7 Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, open, open, fret 1 finger 1. G7 shape 4 fret E7 Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open, open. E7 shape 6 fret D7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 3. D7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the A♭7 chord A flat dominant seventh is built from 4 notes: A♭ (1), C (3), E♭ (5), G♭ (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, A♭, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.
A♭7 belongs to D flat major (V7), C sharp minor (V7), B flat minor (VII7).
