7 notes · the ♭7 · 5th mode of C♯ major
Major with a ♭7: the notes of a I7.
Heard in: "Norwegian Wood", "Sweet Home Alabama".
the ♭7
Each row stacks every other note from one degree. Click a row to see it on the neck.
| Degree | Chord | Ab 1 | Bb 2 | C 3 | Db 4 | Eb 5 | F 6 | Gb ♭7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | R | · | 3 | · | 5 | · | 7 | |
| ii | 7 | R | · | 3 | · | 5 | · | |
| iiiø | · | 7 | R | · | 3 | · | 5 | |
| IV | 5 | · | 7 | R | · | 3 | · | |
| v | · | 5 | · | 7 | R | · | 3 | |
| vi | 3 | · | 5 | · | 7 | R | · | |
| ♭VII | · | 3 | · | 5 | · | 7 | R |
Chords on Ab made only of these notes.
Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.