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A♭7♯5 Chord on Guitar

A♭7♯5 is the A♭ augmented 7th chord — 4 notes (A♭, C, E, G♭) built from the formula 1 3 ♯5 ♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: A♭ · C · E · G♭Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

A♭7♯5: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • A♭7♯5 – open positionR3♭7R3♯5open position
  • A♭7♯5 – fret 44R♯5♭73♯5Rfret 4
  • A♭7♯5 – fret 66××R♯5♭73fret 6
  • A♭7♯5 – fret 1111×R♯5♭73♯5fret 11

A♭7♯5: Drop 2 voicings

  • A♭7♯5 – bass: ♯510♯5R3♭7××bass: ♯5
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: ♯55×♯5R3♭7×bass: ♯5
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: ♯5××♯5R3♭7bass: ♯5
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: ♭7♭73♯5R××bass: ♭7
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: ♭79×♭73♯5R×bass: ♭7
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: ♭7××♭73♯5Rbass: ♭7
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: R4R♯5♭73××bass: R
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: R11×R♯5♭73×bass: R
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: R6××R♯5♭73bass: R
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: 363♭7R♯5××bass: 3
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: 3×3♭7R♯5×bass: 3
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: 39××3♭7R♯5bass: 3

A♭7♯5: Drop 3 voicings

  • A♭7♯5 – bass: 363×R♯5♭7×bass: 3
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: 3×3×R♯5♭7bass: 3
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: ♯59♯5×3♭7R×bass: ♯5
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: ♯54×♯5×3♭7Rbass: ♯5
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: ♭7♭7×♯5R3×bass: ♭7
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: ♭78×♭7×♯5R3bass: ♭7
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: RR×♭73♯5×bass: R
  • A♭7♯5 – bass: R11×R×♭73♯5bass: R

A♭7♯5: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • A♭7♯5 – R-3-7R3♭7×××R-3-7
  • A♭7♯5 – R-3-710×R3♭7××R-3-7
  • A♭7♯5 – R-7-3R×♭73××R-7-3
  • A♭7♯5 – R-7-311×R×♭73×R-7-3

Scales to play over A♭7♯5

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain A♭, C, E, G♭.

Other A♭ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Augmented 7th chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the A♭7♯5 chord?
A♭7♯5 (A♭ augmented 7th) contains A♭, C, E, G♭ — formula 1 3 ♯5 ♭7.
How do you play A♭7♯5 on guitar?
A common shape is 434110 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with A♭7♯5?
Good choices to solo over A♭7♯5: A♭ Whole tone, A♭ Altered (Superlocrian), A♭ Phrygian dominant.