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Abaug7 Piano Chord

Combines the tension of an augmented fifth with a dominant seventh. Typical of jazz and blues turnarounds — a chord with a strong pull toward resolution.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Ab3 · C4 · E4 · F#4

How to play the Abaug7 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: Ab3, C4, E4 and F#4. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Abaug7 chord

Other names: Ab augmented 7th, Ab+7, Ab aug7

Music theory name: augmented seventh chord

Common name: Ab augmented seven chord

Intervals and tones in Abaug7 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
E Augmented 5th
F# Minor 7th

Inversions

1st inversion
C4 · E4 · F#4 · Ab4
2nd inversion
E4 · F#4 · Ab4 · C5

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