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Abm on guitar

Abm is a minor, spelled Ab, Cb and Eb. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 466444, which sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 4. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteAbCbEb
Interval1P3m5P

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

Ab minor, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4, fret 4, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 6.4fr23
466444sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 4
Ab minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1, open, fret 4 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 3 to 4.324
421104sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1 and lets 1 string ring open
Ab minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 3, open, fret 7 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr132
xx6807sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
Ab minor, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 11 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr123
x1113130xsits at fret 11, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
Ab minor, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 1, open, fret 11 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr3214
x1198011sits at fret 8, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab minor, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 9 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr3241
xx9897sits at fret 7, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
Ab minor, position 2, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 4 with finger 3, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.2fr2143
42640xsits at fret 2, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab minor, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 1, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr231
11119xxxsits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
Ab minor, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13, fret 13, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 13, strings 3 to 4.13fr2
x1413130xsits at fret 13, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 13, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
Ab minor, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr231
xx131312xsits at fret 12, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
Ab minor, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 4.4fr23
46640xsits at fret 4, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 4, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab minor, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4, fret 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 5.4fr23
46644xsits at fret 4, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 4 and mutes 1 string

The five shapes

Every shape below is one of the five open chords moved up the neck, with a finger — or the nut — standing in for the open strings. Abm turns up as an E shape, a D shape and an A shape: E at fret 4, D at fret 6, A at fret 11.

Ab minor, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4, fret 4, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 6.4fr23
E shapeAbm as an E shape: barre at fret 4, fingered 466444.
Ab minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr1342
D shapeAbm as a D shape: index finger at fret 6, fingered xx6897.
Ab minor, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 11, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 12 with finger 2, fret 11. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 2 to 6.11fr342
A shapeAbm as an A shape: barre at fret 11, fingered x1113131211.

Keys Abm belongs to

Abm is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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