Ab Minor 7th Guitar Chord (Abm7)
The Ab Minor 7th chord (Abm7) is built from the notes Ab, B, Eb, and Gb: the R, b3, 5, b7 of Ab. Below are the five ways to play Abm7 on guitar, laid out in order from the lowest position on the neck to the highest.
A minor seventh chord is smooth and mellow, the everyday minor of jazz, R&B, and pop. The lowest shape starts around fret 1, and Abm7 appears in four more positions higher up the neck.
Notes in Abm7
How to play Abm7: five positions
Strings run low E to high e, left to right. Dots are finger positions, a ringed dot is the root (Ab), an × means don't play that string, and the label on the right (like "11fr") is the starting fret. Under each shape are the notes it sounds and their role in the chord.
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Other Ab chords
The minor 7th chord in other keys
Frequently asked questions
- What notes are in the Ab Minor 7th chord?
- The Ab Minor 7th chord (Abm7) contains the notes Ab, B, Eb, and Gb. Those are the R, b3, 5, b7 of Ab, so the chord is Ab (the root), B (the flat third), Eb (the fifth), and Gb (the flat seventh).
- How do you play Abm7 on guitar?
- There are five ways to play Abm7, one for each CAGED shape. The lowest shape starts around fret 1, and Abm7 appears in four more positions higher up the neck. A nearby voicing often makes an awkward chord change much easier, so if one shape fights you, try the next one up or down the neck.
- What does a Abm7 chord sound like?
- A minor seventh chord is smooth and mellow, the everyday minor of jazz, R&B, and pop. You can hear Abm7 and any progression built from it in the free interactive tools on this site.
- Is Abm7 a hard chord to play?
- Abm7 has no open shape in standard tuning, so it is usually played as a barre chord. That takes a little hand strength, but the shape is movable: learn it once and you can slide it to other roots.