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
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:
- RootA♭ – C – E♭ – G
- 1stC – E♭ – G – A♭
- 2ndE♭ – G – A♭ – C
- 3rdG – A♭ – C – E♭
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