Ab7 chord on guitar

The Ab dominant 7th chord, written Ab7, has 4 notes: Ab C Eb Gb. The root Ab is also written G#, so G#7 is the same chord.

As tab, thick low E string first: 431112, 464544. Numbers in the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little, T thumb. × marks a muted string and ○ an open one.

About the Dominant 7th Chord

A dominant 7th chord adds the flat seventh to a major triad. It drives back to the home chord and is the base of the blues. More about the Dominant 7th Chord.

Keys with Ab7

These keys have Ab7 among their chords:

• Db Major Scale (V)
• Bb Natural Minor scale (bVII)

Scales to play over Ab7

Each of these scales holds every note of the chord:

• Ab Mixolydian Mode

Dominant 7th Chord in other keys

• C7
• Db7
• D7
• Eb7
• E7
• F7
• F#7
• G7
• A7
• Bb7
• B7