A♭ Dominant Seventh Chord

A♭7 · A♭ C E♭ G♭

The a♭ dominant seventh chord is written A♭7 and is built from the notes A♭ C E♭ G♭. Below is the chord on a piano keyboard, followed by every inversion.

A♭RootC3rdE♭5thG♭7th

Inversions

Root position

A♭ - C - E♭ - G♭ (bass A♭)

1st inversion

C - E♭ - G♭ - A♭ (bass C)

2nd inversion

E♭ - G♭ - A♭ - C (bass E♭)

3rd inversion

G♭ - A♭ - C - E♭ (bass G♭)

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