What notes are in the Ab7 chord?

Ab7 is made of Ab, C, Eb and Gb: the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and minor 7th above Ab.

What is the easiest way to play Ab7?

Play 431112 (low E to high E): barre fret 1 from the D to the B string.

Ab7 chord on guitar

Ab7 is a dominant seventh chord: bluesy and restless, wanting to move. It is built from Ab, C, Eb and Gb (formula 1 3 5 ♭7). Dominant sevenths drive the blues and usually resolve up a fourth, to the chord whose root is five frets higher on the same string. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is 431112.

4 3 1 1 1 2

4 6 4 5 4 4

x x 6 5 7 8

x x 6 8 7 8

x 11 13 11 13 11

Ab7 fingerings (low E to high E)

Fret 1: 431112. Barre fret 1 from the D to the B string.
Barre at fret 4: 464544. Barre fret 4 from the low E to the high E string.
Fret 5: xx6578. Mute the low E and A strings.
Fret 6: xx6878. Mute the low E and A strings.
Barre at fret 11: x-11-13-11-13-11. Mute the low E string, barre fret 11 from the A to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Ab7 chord?: Ab7 is made of Ab, C, Eb and Gb: the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and minor 7th above Ab.
What is the easiest way to play Ab7?: Play 431112 (low E to high E): barre fret 1 from the D to the B string.
Which keys is Ab7 in?: Ab7 belongs to Db major (V7).

Also try: Ab Major · G# Minor · Abmaj7 · G#m7 · Db Major · Chord Charts