Major familyImaj7 in A♭ major
A♭ major seventh chord
A♭maj7A♭ major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- 7
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 4
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- A♭1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- C3
- 4
- ♭5
- E♭5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- G7
- A♭ Root
- C Major 3rd
- E♭ Perfect 5th
- G Major 7th
About this chord
What is an A♭ major seventh chord?
A♭maj7 is built from 4 notes: A♭ (the root), C (the 3), E♭ (the 5), G (the 7). Soft, open and a little dreamy: the major seventh sits a half step below the octave.
- Notes
- A♭ · C · E♭ · G
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
- Also written
- A♭Δ7 · A♭M7 · A♭ma7
- Found in
- Imaj7 in A♭ major · IVmaj7 in E♭ major · VImaj7 in C minor · IIImaj7 in F minor
Scales that contain A♭maj7
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