Ab7 is a dominant seventh, spelled Ab, C, Eb and Gb. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 464544, which sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 4. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.
Notes and intervals
Note
Ab
C
Eb
Gb
Interval
1P
3M
5P
7m
12 ways to play it
Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.
464544sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 4431112sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1434xxxsits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 stringsxx6878sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 stringsxx657xsits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 stringsx1113111311sits at fret 11, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 11 and mutes 1 string8910898sits at fret 8 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 8x111011xxsits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 stringsxx6542sits at fret 2, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 stringsx1110119xsits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 stringsxxx131314sits at fret 13, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 13 and mutes 3 stringsx111087xsits at fret 7, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
Keys Ab7 belongs to
Ab7 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.