A♭m
Minor · A♭ – C♭ – E♭
- A♭R
- C♭m3
- E♭5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A♭m chord
The A♭m chord (minor) is made up of 3 notes — A♭ is the root, C♭ the minor third and E♭ the perfect fifth. Flattening the third of a major chord by a semitone is what makes it minor and gives it that sadder color.
On guitar, A♭m chords are usually played as a barre — 466444, with your first finger laid flat across the 4th fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor chords have a darker, more reflective color — the natural counterpart to major.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A♭m chord?
- The A♭m chord contains the notes A♭, C♭ and E♭.
- How do you play A♭m on guitar?
- A common shape is 466444. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A♭m chord?
- The A♭m chord is built from the root (A♭), a minor third (C♭) and a perfect fifth (E♭).
- Is A♭m the same as G♯m?
- Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭m and G♯m are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭m.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A♭m in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.
Found in keys: ii in F♯ majoriii in E majorvi in B majori in G♯ minoriv in E♭ minorv in C♯ minor