Chords in the key of Ab major on guitar

The key of Ab major has seven diatonic chords: Ab, Bbm Bbm Bbm Bbm, Cm Cm Cm Cm, Db, Eb, Fm Fm Fm Fm and G°. As sevenths: Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Abmaj7, Bbm7 Bbm7 Bbm7 Bbm7, Cm7 Cm7 Cm7 Cm7, Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7, Eb7 Eb7 Eb7 Eb7, Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 and Gm7b5. They come from the Ab major scale, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F and G, one on each note. On guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has Ab in the bass.

On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Seventh chords in Ab major on guitar

I · tonic4 6 5 5 4 4

ii · subdominant× 1 3 1 2 1

iii · tonic× 3 5 3 4 3

IV · subdominant× 4 6 5 6 4

V · dominant× 6 8 6 8 6

vi · tonic1 3 1 1 1 1

vii° · dominant3 × 3 3 2 ×

Chords in the key of Ab major on guitar

Seventh chords in Ab major on guitar

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