Guitar arpeggio

Ab Dominant 7 Guitar Arpeggio

Ab Dominant 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from Ab, C, Eb, and Gb. It is also commonly called Ab Dominant Seventh, and Ab7. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.

Chord tones
AbCEbGb
Formula
1 3 5 b7
Semitones
0 4 7 10
Chord symbols
Ab7
Also called
Ab Dominant SeventhAb7

How to read this arpeggio

The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent Ab root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.

Use the interactive fretboard to locate the Ab root notes and connect the remaining dominant 7 chord tones across standard tuning.

This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called Ab Dominant Seventh or Ab7.

Fretboard diagram

Ab Dominant 7 Guitar Arpeggio fretboard diagram in standard tuning Ab Dominant 7 Guitar Arpeggio fretboard diagram in standard tuning

Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool

Start with Ab Dominant 7 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.

Open in interactive fretboard

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