Piano chord
A♭ major 7 chord
A♭maj7 is a major seventh chord: the root A♭, a major 3rd up to C, a perfect 5th up to E♭ and a major 7th up to G.
- Symbol
- A♭maj7
- Notes
- A♭ – C – E♭ – G
Play it yourself
Tap A♭, C, E♭ and G on the keys below, in any order.
- A♭
- C
- E♭
- G
Major seventh chords add a major seventh to a major triad. They sound soft and warm, and are everywhere in jazz, soul, bossa nova and lo-fi.
Inversions of A♭maj7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
A♭ – C – E♭ – G
- 1st inversion · A♭maj7/C
C – E♭ – G – A♭
- 2nd inversion · A♭maj7/E♭
E♭ – G – A♭ – C
- 3rd inversion · A♭maj7/G
G – A♭ – C – E♭
Keys with A♭maj7
A♭maj7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.