Mandolin A♭7 chordA♭ seventh: 1 1 3 2, and 4 more shapes

Ab7 chord chart for mandolin in GDAE tuning: 1 1 3 2, open position
Ab7 (Ab seventh) on the mandolin, GDAE: 1 1 3 2, low course to high. Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 1 1 3 2 (open position)

  1. G course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), A♭
  2. D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
  3. A course: 3rd fret, ring finger, C
  4. E course: 2nd fret, middle finger, G♭

Sounds: A♭ E♭ C G♭  ·  A♭7 is A♭, C, E♭, G♭ (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)

Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high.

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More A♭7 shapes

  1. 4fr2131CG♭E♭A♭5 4 6 4
    4fr · Ab7/C
  2. 6fr2143E♭A♭G♭C8 6 9 8
    6fr · Ab7/Eb
  3. 8fr3241G♭CA♭C11 10 11 8
    8fr · no 5th, Ab7/Gb
  4. 10fr2133G♭CA♭E♭11 10 11 11
    10fr · Ab7/Gb

Other A♭ chords, Mandolin GDAE

A♭G♯mA♭7

Other seventh chords

D7G7A7E7B7C7F7B♭7E♭7F♯7D♭7A♭7

A♭7 in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, GDAEIrish bouzouki, ADAD

All Mandolin GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app