A♭m7
Minor 7 · A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – G♭
- A♭R
- C♭m3
- E♭5
- G♭♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A♭m7 chord
The A♭m7 chord (minor 7) is made up of 4 notes — A♭ is the root, C♭ the minor third, E♭ the perfect fifth and G♭ the minor seventh. A minor triad gains a minor seventh on top, which rounds off the plain minor chord's edges.
On guitar, A♭m7 chords are usually played as a barre — 464444, with your first finger laid flat across the 4th fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor seventh chords are smooth and warm, a staple of soul, R&B and jazz comping.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A♭m7 chord?
- The A♭m7 chord contains the notes A♭, C♭, E♭ and G♭.
- How do you play A♭m7 on guitar?
- A common shape is 464444. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A♭m7 chord?
- The A♭m7 chord is built from the root (A♭), a minor third (C♭), a perfect fifth (E♭) and a minor seventh (G♭).
- Is A♭m7 the same as G♯m7?
- Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭m7 and G♯m7 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭m7.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A♭m7 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.