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A♭/G♭

  1. G♭♭7bass
  2. A♭Rtriad
  3. C3triad
  4. E♭5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play A♭/G♭

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion A♭/G♭
8 9 10 11 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets x 9 10 8 9 xNotes G♭ C E♭ A♭Intervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadA♭ major, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion A♭/G♭
1 2 3 4 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets 2 3 1 1 x xNotes G♭ C E♭ A♭Intervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadA♭ major, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion A♭/G♭
4 5 6 7 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets x x 4 5 4 4Notes G♭ C E♭ A♭Intervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadA♭ major, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules A♭/G♭ follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Major triad over the ♭7th in every key

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A♭/G♭ chord questions

What notes are in A♭/G♭?

A♭/G♭ is spelled G♭ A♭ C E♭: G♭ is the ♭7th, A♭ is the root, C is the 3rd, E♭ is the 5th.

What is the formula of A♭/G♭?

♭7 1 3 5. It is a A♭ major triad, over G♭ in the bass.

How many ways can you play A♭/G♭ on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of A♭/G♭, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.