# A♭maj7, the A♭ major 7 guitar chord

A♭maj7 is the Fmaj7 slant moved up three frets, so the chart starts at the 3rd fret. Off the nut your index presses both ends: the low E at the 4th fret and the high E one fret lower, at the 3rd. That high E is the end that slips, so roll the index a little onto its side. The A string stays silent. You meet it in songs in A♭ and E♭.

A♭maj7

## How to play it

- Index finger flattened across the low E string (6th) and high E string (1st), 4th fret.
- Middle finger on the B string (2nd), 4th fret.
- Ring finger on the D string (4th), 5th fret.
- Pinky on the G string (3rd), 5th fret.
- Don't strum the A string (5th). It stays silent in this shape.

## Changes to practice

Holding A♭maj7 still is the easy part. Songs need you to _arrive_ at it in rhythm, so in Strumhold you practice A♭maj7 as changes, alongside the rest of the Barre Major 7ths set:

- [A♭maj7 ↔ Fmaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-major-7/) A♭ major 7 to F major 7 [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/F.maj7.E~G%23.maj7.E)
- [A♭maj7 ↔ B♭maj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-major-7/) A♭ major 7 to B♭ major 7 [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/A%23.maj7.A~G%23.maj7.E)
- [A♭maj7 ↔ C♯maj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-major-7/) A♭ major 7 to C♯ major 7 [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/C%23.maj7.A~G%23.maj7.E)
- [A♭maj7 ↔ E♭maj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-major-7/) A♭ major 7 to E♭ major 7 [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/D%23.maj7.A~G%23.maj7.E)
- [A♭maj7 ↔ Bmaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-major-7/) A♭ major 7 to B major 7 [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/B.maj7.A~G%23.maj7.E)
- [A♭maj7 ↔ Emaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-major-7/) A♭ major 7 to E major 7 [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/E.maj7.A~G%23.maj7.E)
- [A♭maj7 ↔ F♯maj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-major-7/) A♭ major 7 to F♯ major 7 [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/F%23.maj7.E~G%23.maj7.E)

## Same root, different color

- [A♭](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-flat-major/), A♭ major
- [G♯m](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-sharp-minor/), G♯ minor
- [A♭7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-flat-7/), A♭ dominant 7
- [G♯m7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-sharp-minor-7/), G♯ minor 7

## Hear yourself get faster

Strumhold listens to your guitar through your device's mic, a headset, or a line-in from your audio interface. You drill a chord change to a metronome and it scores every single change. Free, no account, works offline.

[Drill A♭maj7 in the app](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/F.maj7.E~G%23.maj7.E)