Abmaj7 chord
Abmaj7 major chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
Description and theory
Abmaj7 is equivalent to G sharp major 7th. Since the root as well as the 3rd and 5th are absent among the open strings in standard tuning, there are none simple fingerings in open positions. Because of that, the chord is often played as a barre chord or in closed positions.
Chord structure
It consists of four notes, though depending on the instrument, some notes may be doubled or tripled. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth and major seventh intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.
Chord name
Abmaj7 is an abbreviation for A flat major seventh. A less common abbreviation is AbM7. A third system is the triangle (delta) symbol: Ab△7.
Notes
The notes that the Abmaj7 chord consists of are Ab, C, Eb and G.
Try it in a chord progression
Bbm7 - Eb7 - Abmaj7
Inversions
1st inversion: Abmaj7/C (means that C is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Abmaj7/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Abmaj7/G (means that G is the bass note).
Omissions
Abmaj7(no3) is an A flat major 7th with no third (C).
Abmaj7(no5) is an A flat major 7th with no fifth (Eb).
Alternatives with capo
Gmaj7 shape with a capo on 1st fret.
Emaj7 shape with a capo on 4th fret.
Dmaj7 shape with a capo on 6th fret.
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