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.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

A♭m9

Ab minor ninth

Left-handed

Open

B♭

A♭

F♯

4 2 4 3 0 ×4 fingers

B♭

A♭

F♯

4 1 4 1 0 ×4 fingers

B♭

A♭

F♯

4 1 4 3 0 ×4 fingers

1st position

B♭

E♭

F♯

A♭

4 1 1 4 × 2barre · 4 fingers

✕✕

B♭

A♭

F♯

4 1 4 4 × ×4 fingers

B♭

E♭

F♯

A♭

2 1 1 4 × 4barre · 4 fingers

2nd position

2fr

F♯

B♭

A♭

E♭

4 2 × 3 4 2barre · 4 fingers

2fr

F♯

B♭

A♭

F♯

4 2 4 3 × 2barre · 4 fingers

✕✕

2fr

B♭

A♭

F♯

4 2 4 3 × ×4 fingers

3rd position

3fr

B♭

A♭

F♯

E♭

4 6 4 3 0 ×4 fingers

3fr

B♭

F♯

A♭

E♭

× 6 4 3 0 44 fingers

3fr

B♭

A♭

F♯

B♭

4 × 4 3 0 64 fingers

4th position

4fr

A♭

F♯

E♭

B♭

4 6 4 4 4 6barre · 3 fingers

4fr

A♭

F♯

E♭

B♭

F♯

4 6 4 4 7 6barre · 4 fingers

4fr

A♭

F♯

E♭

B♭

4 × 4 4 4 6barre · 2 fingers

6th position

6fr

E♭

A♭

B♭

F♯

E♭

7 6 6 8 7 6barre · 4 fingers

6fr

B♭

E♭

A♭

F♯

E♭

6 6 6 8 7 7barre · 4 fingers

6fr

E♭

A♭

B♭

F♯

7 6 6 × 7 6barre · 3 fingers

8th position

8fr

B♭

A♭

F♯

E♭

× 11 8 11 0 114 fingers

✕✕

8fr

B♭

A♭

F♯

× 11 8 11 0 ×3 fingers

8fr

B♭

E♭

A♭

F♯

11 11 8 11 0 ×4 fingers

9th position

✕✕

9fr

A♭

F♯

B♭

× 11 9 11 11 ×4 fingers

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