Abmaj7b5 guitar chord
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About Abmaj7b5
Abmaj7b5 is Ab, C, Ebb and G. It keeps the major 3rd and 7th of , but lowers the 5th one fret to the flat 5th (Ebb).
The flat 5th replaces the natural 5th. A maj7 sharp 11 chord keeps the natural 5th and adds the sharp 11. The names are not interchangeable.
Keep the flat 5th audible. Without it, the remaining notes only spell .
Also written AbM7b5, AbΔ7b5 or Abmaj7(b5).
How to use Abmaj7b5
How you get to it. The turn that lands on Abmaj7b5 is to — the ii and the V of Ab — and shares its third and seventh with , so the hand barely moves between them.
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In which keys. Every note of Abmaj7b5 belongs to C minor (the ♭VI) and Eb major (the IV, the subdominant).
What to play over Abmaj7b5
Useful scales
- +BbEbF
Contains Abmaj7b5 and adds ninth, fifth and thirteenth.
- +BbEF
Contains Abmaj7b5 and adds ninth, sharp fifth and thirteenth.
Chords near Abmaj7b5
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