A♭7 ukulele chord
Restless and bluesy. The flattened 7th creates tension that wants to resolve, which is why it drives blues and turnarounds.
A♭ dominant 7th · standard GCEA tuning · 3 shapes
How to Play A♭7 on Ukulele
The easiest shape is 1323: G string 1st fret · C string 3rd fret · E string 2nd fret · A string 3rd fret.
First position
1 3 2 3
Up the neck, fret 4
5 6 4 6
Barre at fret 8
8 8 8 9
Strings left to right are G, C, E and A, as the ukulele faces you. Numbers are frets; 0 means play the string open. Every shape is worked out from the notes the chord must contain and checked against them before it is published.
Notes in A♭7
A ukulele has four strings, so a 4-note chord uses every string for a different note — there is nothing left to double. Because the G string is tuned high (reentrant tuning), the lowest note you hear is usually on the C or E string, not the G.
Songs and Keys That Use A♭7
A♭7 belongs to one major key: C♯ major (as the V chord).
- ii – V – I — the central cadence in jazz
- V – I — the strongest resolution in tonal music
A♭7 on Other Instruments
- Guitar: see the A♭7 guitar chord — six strings, so the shapes are different, but the notes are the same.
- Baritone ukulele (DGBE): 1112. A baritone is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar, so guitar shapes carry over and standard-ukulele shapes do not. Tune one with the baritone ukulele tuner.
Related Ukulele Chords
Tune first
A right shape on an out-of-tune ukulele still sounds wrong. Check G, C, E and A in a few seconds.
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