Piano chord
A♭ minor 7 chord
A♭m7 is a minor seventh chord: the root A♭, a minor 3rd up to C♭, a perfect 5th up to E♭ and a minor 7th up to G♭.
- Symbol
- A♭m7
- 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♭
Minor seventh chords add a minor seventh to a minor triad. They sound mellow rather than sad, and are the ii chord in the jazz ii–V–I.
Inversions of A♭m7
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♭m7/C♭
C♭ – E♭ – G♭ – A♭
- 2nd inversion · A♭m7/E♭
E♭ – G♭ – A♭ – C♭
- 3rd inversion · A♭m7/G♭
G♭ – A♭ – C♭ – E♭
Keys with A♭m7
A♭m7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.