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Ukulele chord

A♭maj7A flat major seventh

  • A♭1
  • C3
  • E♭5
  • G7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
6

How to play A♭maj7

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the G string.
  2. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the C string.
  3. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the E string.
  4. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the A string.
  1. A♭maj7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 13331234GCEA
    A♭maj7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 13331234AECG

    1333 · Gmaj7 shape

  2. A♭maj7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 0343132GCEA
    A♭maj7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 0343132AECG

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  3. A♭maj7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 57464fr2413GCEA
    A♭maj7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 57464fr2413AECG

    5746 · Fmaj7 shape

  4. A♭maj7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 1033134GCEA
    A♭maj7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 1033134AECG

    1033

  5. A♭maj7 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 004343GCEA
    A♭maj7 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 004343AECG

    0043

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Chords that go with A♭maj7

The other chords of A flat major, the key where A♭maj7 is home (Imaj7). 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♭maj7 chord

A flat major 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♭maj7 belongs to E flat major (IVmaj7), A flat major (Imaj7), C minor (VImaj7), F minor (IIImaj7).

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