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A♭maj7 chord on piano

Ab major 7th: A♭ · C · E♭ · G. It sounds soft-focus and glassy: the neo-classical and neo-soul default.

NotesA♭ C E♭ G Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 7th
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On the keyboard

CGCGE♭A♭E♭A♭

Fingering

Right hand, root position: A♭ — finger 1 · C — finger 2 · E♭ — finger 3 · G — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

Songs that use A♭maj7

Dustin O'HalloranWe Move Lightly F minor · Intermediate Frédéric ChopinNocturne Op. 9 No. 2 Eb major · Advanced J.S. BachPrelude in C minor (WTC I) C minor · Intermediate ChopinWaltz Op. 64 No. 2 C# minor · Advanced ChopinNocturne in C sharp minor (Posth.) C# minor · Advanced ChopinNocturne in C minor (Posth.) C minor · Intermediate

A♭ chords of every quality

A♭A♭7A♭maj7A♭6A♭augA♭sus2A♭sus4A♭add9A♭9

Every major 7th chord

Cmaj7D♭maj7Dmaj7E♭maj7Emaj7Fmaj7F♯maj7Gmaj7A♭maj7Amaj7B♭maj7Bmaj7

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