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Abmaj7b5 Ukulele Chord

An unusual "Lydian" chord with a major seventh and a lowered fifth. Occasionally found in progressive jazz and experimental music.

Ukulele

Strings 1–2–3–3

How to play the Abmaj7b5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–2–3–3 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 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 3 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · little finger

Notation for Abmaj7b5 chord

Other names: Ab major 7th flat 5

Music theory name: major seventh flat five chord

Common name: Ab major 7th flat 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Abmaj7b5 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
D Diminished 5th
G Major 7th

All Variations

Open
1–2–3–3
Fret 4
5–7–4–5
Fret 7
7–8–8–10
Fret 10
13–12–10–10

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys