Guitar Chord Dictionary: Ab Dominant Seventh Flat five Chords

Ab 7b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The Ab7b5 chord is composed of the Root, Major Third, diminished Fifth, and Minor Seventh

Different notations for the Ab7b5 chord:

  • Ab Dominant Seventh Flat Five
  • Ab 7-5
  • Ab 7(b5)
  • Ab Dom7b5
  • Ab7b5

The Ab Dominant Seventh Flat five chord is made up of the notes Ab, C, Ebb, and Gb

Notes of the Ab 7b5 chord:

AbCEbbGb

How the Dominant Seventh Flat five chord is built:

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b2
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b3
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b5
5
#5
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b7
7

Ab7b5 Guitar Chord Fingers Positions

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Position 1
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Ab 7b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
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Ab 7b5 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
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Ab 7b5 position 3 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 7b5 | D 7b5 | E 7b5 | F 7b5 | G 7b5 | A 7b5 | B 7b5 | C#7b5 | D#7b5 | F#7b5 | G#7b5 | A#7b5

Chord tones in the Ab 7b5 chord

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

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b7
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b5
b7
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b5
b7
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b7
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b5
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b7
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