Chords
Ab m7#5
Ab · Cb · Fb · Gb
Ab m7#5 (Abm7#5) is a minor chord of 4 notes: Ab · Cb · Fb · Gb.
Ab m7#5
Ab · Cb · Fb · Gb
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Ab3 · Cb3 · Fb4 · Gb4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Cb3 · Fb3 · Ab3 · Gb4 | |
| Shell | Ab3 · Cb3 · Gb4 | |
| Rootless | Cb3 · Fb4 · Gb4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Ab m7#5 (Abm7#5) contains the notes Ab · Cb · Fb · Gb, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords
Inversions
An inversion of Ab m7#5 puts a chord tone other than Ab in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales Ab m7#5 belongs to.
In which keys
Ab m7#5 is diatonic to 6 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Scales that contain it
Ab m7#5 fits inside these scales, each built on Ab.
- Ab MinorAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb
- Ab Malkos RagaAb · Cb · Db · Fb · Gb
- Ab Minor BebopAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · G
- Ab Messiaen's Mode #3Ab · Bb · Cb · C · D · Eb · Fb · Gb · G
Understanding the Ab m7#5 chord
Names and symbols
Abm7#5 is the chord symbol for Ab m7#5.
Ab m7#5 and G# m7#5 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. G# m7#5
Common questions
- What notes are in the Ab m7#5 chord?
- The Ab m7#5 chord contains the notes Ab · Cb · Fb · Gb: the root Ab with the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 7m stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally Ab, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the Ab m7#5 chord?
- Measured from Ab, the Ab m7#5 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 7m. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the Ab m7#5 chord?
- On guitar the most common Ab m7#5 shape is 424100, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Ab3 · Cb3 · Fb4 · Gb4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.