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Ukulele chord

A♭7A flat dominant seventh

  • A♭1
  • C3
  • E♭5
  • G♭♭7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
6

How to play A♭7

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the G string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the C string.
  3. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the E string.
  4. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the A string.
  1. A♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 13231324GCEA
    A♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 13231324AECG

    1323 · G7 shape

  2. A♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 56464fr2314GCEA
    A♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 56464fr2314AECG

    5646 · E7 shape

  3. A♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 1023123GCEA
    A♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 1023123AECG

    1023

  4. A♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 102x12GCEA
    A♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 102x12AECG

    102x

  5. A♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 88898fr12GCEA
    A♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 88898fr12AECG

    8889 · C7 shape

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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.

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-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. There are 6 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

A♭7 belongs to D flat major (V7), C sharp minor (V7), B flat minor (VII7).

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