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# A♭7 arpeggio on guitar

The A♭ dominant 7 arpeggio has 4 notes: A♭, C, E♭, G♭.

| Note | A♭ | C | E♭ | G♭ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ♭7 |

## A♭7 on the whole neck

Every A♭7 note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A♭7 Note names

A♭7 Degrees

## A♭7 in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A♭ falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there.

Position 1: frets 1–5, 10 notes

Position 2: frets 4–8, 10 notes

Position 3: frets 6–10, 9 notes

Position 4: frets 9–13, 9 notes

Position 5: frets 11–15, 10 notes

## A♭7 voicings

- [A♭7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-2)
- [A♭7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-3)
- [A♭7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-2-and-4)

## Scales with A♭7 in them

Scales on this site that contain A♭7 as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on.

- [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major) on 5
- [B♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor) on ♭7
- [E♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-dorian) on 4
- [F Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian) on ♭3
- [G♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) on 2
- [A♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-mixolydian) on 1
- [C Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian) on ♭6
- [C♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-harmonic-minor) on 5
- [C♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-melodic-minor) on 5
- [E♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) on 4
- [D♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-bebop-dominant) on 5
- [A♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) on 1
- [C altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-altered) on ♭6
- [D altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-altered) on ♭5
- [F♯ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-lydian-dominant) on 2
- [A♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian-dominant) on 1
- [G♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian-dominant) on 1
- [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on ♭6
- [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-half-whole) on ♭5

## Use it in a progression

Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.

- [ii–V–I in D♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-db) (A♭7 as V7)
- [ii–V–I in C♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-c-sharp-minor) (G♯7 as V7)
- [I–vi–ii–V in D♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-db) (A♭7 as V)
- [Blue Bossa](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/blue-bossa) (A♭7 as 10)

## Dominant 7 arpeggio in every key

- [C7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c7)
- [D♭7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db7)
- [D7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d7)
- [E♭7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb7)
- [E7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e7)
- [F7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f7)
- [F♯7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-7)
- [G7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g7)
- A♭7
- [A7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a7)
- [B♭7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb7)
- [B7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b7)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice the A♭7 arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-7:8:arpeggio)
