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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

A♭dim

Ab diminished

Open

B
A♭
B
A♭
4 2 0 4 0 44 fingers
A♭
B
A♭
A♭
4 2 0 1 0 44 fingers
✕
B
A♭
B
4 2 0 4 0 ×3 fingers

2nd position

✕✕
2fr
B
D
A♭
B
4 2 × 4 3 ×4 fingers
✕✕
2fr
B
D
B
A♭
× 2 × 4 3 44 fingers

3rd position

✕✕
3fr
D
B
A♭
A♭
× × 6 4 3 44 fingers
✕✕✕
3fr
D
B
A♭
× × 6 4 3 ×3 fingers
✕
3fr
D
A♭
B
D
4 5 0 4 3 ×4 fingers

4th position

✕
4fr
A♭
B
A♭
D
A♭
4 5 6 4 × 4barre · 3 fingers
✕✕
4fr
A♭
B
D
A♭
4 5 6 4 × ×4 fingers
4fr
A♭
B
A♭
D
4 5 0 4 0 44 fingers

6th position

✕✕
6fr
A♭
D
B
A♭
× × 6 7 9 74 fingers
✕✕
6fr
A♭
D
B
× × 6 7 0 73 fingers
✕✕✕
6fr
A♭
D
× × 6 7 0 ×2 fingers

9th position

✕✕
9fr
B
A♭
D
A♭
× 11 9 × 9 104 fingers
✕✕
9fr
B
D
A♭
B
× 11 9 × 12 104 fingers
✕✕
9fr
B
D
A♭
× 11 9 × 0 103 fingers

10th position

✕✕
10fr
D
A♭
D
B
× 11 12 × 12 104 fingers
✕✕
10fr
D
A♭
D
× 11 12 × 0 103 fingers
✕✕
10fr
D
A♭
B
× 11 0 × 12 103 fingers

11th position

✕✕✕
11fr
A♭
D
B
× 11 12 × 12 ×3 fingers
✕✕✕
11fr
A♭
D
× 11 12 × 0 ×2 fingers
✕✕✕
11fr
A♭
B
× 11 0 × 12 ×2 fingers

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