Abm Guitar Chord | Play, Hear and Practice Interactively
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In Abm, the Ab minor chord, the notes are Ab, Cb and Eb. The Cb is the same pitch as B, so the same chord is written G#m in sharp keys.
Four voicings are listed, none lower than the 4th fret and three using a barre. Abm is the i chord of Ab minor, and it is the flat-key spelling of G#m. Its notes all sit in the Ab minor pentatonic scale (Ab, Cb, Db, Eb, Gb).
Hit play on the fretboard at the top to hear it strummed and then as an arpeggio.
Ab minor guitar chord is also written as Abm, Abmin, Ab- or Abmi.
Notes of the Ab m chord:
Chord structure of the Minor chord:
Formula: 1 b3 5
Ab M Guitar Chord Diagrams
Position 1 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the low E, G, B and high E strings at the same time
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the A string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the D string
Position 2 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the D string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 7 of the high E string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 8 of the G string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the B string
Position 3 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 11 of the A and high E strings at the same time
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 12 of the B string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 13 of the D string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 13 of the G string
Position 4 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the D string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the G and B strings at the same time
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the A string
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FAQ
What is the spelling of Abm?
Ab, Cb and Eb. The Cb is the minor third, three semitones from Ab, and Eb is the perfect fifth.
Why does Ab minor use Cb rather than B?
A third up from Ab must carry a C letter name, so the minor third is Cb. It sounds the same as B, but the letter keeps the chord stacked in thirds.
Is Abm the same chord as G#m?
They are enharmonic, so they sound the same. G#m is G#, B and D#, which avoids Cb, so the choice depends on the key you are in.
How many voicings of Abm are there on guitar?
There are four voicings, three of them using a barre and none using open strings. They run from fret 4 to fret 13.
In which keys does Abm appear?
Abm is the i chord in Ab minor. In sharp-side naming it is also the vi chord in B major, the ii chord in F# major and the iii chord in E major.
