A♭ minor/major 7th (A♭mM7)
A♭Root
C♭min 3
E♭Perf 5
GMaj 7
Dark and dramatic. Minor triad with major 7th. Used in jazz and film scores for tension and sophistication.
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How to play it
A♭mM7
A♭ minor/major 7th, Open
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- A♭Root
- C♭m3
- E♭P5
- GM7
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy a minor/major 7th chord sounds the way it does
A♭+3 fretsC♭+4 fretsE♭+4 fretsG
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More A♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of G♯ minor
What A♭mM7 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of G♯ minor
Other mM7 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
A♭mM7
A♭ minor/major 7th, Open
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- A♭Root
- C♭m3
- E♭P5
- GM7
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More A♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of G♯ minor
What A♭mM7 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of G♯ minor
Other mM7 chords
Same quality, every root