Abaug7 guitar chord
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About Abaug7 — 1st inversion
Abaug7 is Ab, C, E and Gb. Start with and raise the 5th from to . You’ll also see this chord written Ab7♯5 or Ab7(♯5).
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Only the 5th changes: E♭ rises a half step to E. The other notes stay in place.
When Abaug7 resolves to , that can rise another half step to .
Also written Ab7#5, Ab+7 or Ab7(#5).
What 1st inversion means
Abaug7 in 1st inversion puts C in the bass instead of Ab, the 3rd of the chord. The notes are the same; what changes is what the bass line does, which is most of why you would reach for it — it lets the lowest voice move by step where the root would have jumped.
One of Abaug7’s 14 shapes does this:x-x-10-11-9-12
How to use Abaug7
Abaug7 is a dominant with its tension raised, so it still points at — harder than a plain seventh does. A plain dominant has two voices a semitone from home; an altered one has four, because every altered tone is also sitting a semitone from a note of Db. More voices leaning the same way is all "more tension" means here.
What to play over Abaug7
Useful scales
- +BbD
Contains Abaug7 and adds ninth and flat fifth.
- +ABD
Contains Abaug7 and adds flat ninth, sharp ninth and flat fifth.
Chords near Abaug7
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