Abmmaj7 Minor-Major 7th
The Abmmaj7 chord is built from the notes Ab – Cb – Eb – G.
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Also known as
Abm(maj7)
Chord tones, one by one
AbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Ab.
CbThird
Minor third
Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).
EbFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
GSeventh
Major seventh
Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Melodic minor scale; its characteristic note is the major 7th.
🎸 Genres
Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion
🎤 Artists who made it famous
Bernard Herrmann