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Ab7 Ukulele Chord

A tense chord that "wants" to resolve up a fourth. Essential for blues, jazz, rock'n'roll and funk. The added minor seventh creates characteristic tension.

Ukulele

Strings 1–3–2–3

How to play the Ab7 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–3–2–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · little finger

Notation for Ab7 chord

Other names: Ab dominant 7th, Ab dom7, Ab 7

Music theory name: dominant seventh chord

Common name: Ab seven chord

Intervals and tones in Ab7 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th
F# Minor 7th

All Variations

Open
1–3–2–3
Fret 4
5–6–4–6
Fret 8
8–8–8–9
Fret 11
11–12–11–11

Songs using Ab7