A♭7 (A♭ dominant 7th): A♭ C E♭ G♭. Formula 1 3 5 ♭7. A major triad with a minor 7th: the tritone between its 3rd and ♭7 pulls toward the tonic. The V chord of every key, and the I chord of the blues.
Made of4
Contains & part of19
Inversions4
- A♭77
Root position · A♭ C E♭ G♭
- A♭7/C6/5
1st inversion · C E♭ G♭ A♭
- A♭7/E♭4/3
2nd inversion · E♭ G♭ A♭ C
- A♭7/G♭4/2
3rd inversion · G♭ A♭ C E♭