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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♭

Ab major

1st position

E♭
A♭
C
C
A♭
A♭
4 3 1 1 1 4barre · 4 fingers
✕
E♭
A♭
C
C
A♭
4 3 1 1 1 ×barre · 3 fingers
✕
E♭
A♭
C
A♭
E♭
4 3 1 1 4 ×barre · 4 fingers

3rd position

✕✕
3fr
C
A♭
C
A♭
4 3 6 5 × ×4 fingers
✕✕
3fr
C
A♭
E♭
C
4 3 × 5 4 ×4 fingers
✕✕
3fr
C
A♭
E♭
A♭
4 3 6 × 4 ×4 fingers

4th position

4fr
A♭
E♭
A♭
C
E♭
A♭
4 6 6 5 4 4barre · 4 fingers
✕
4fr
A♭
E♭
C
E♭
A♭
4 6 6 5 4 ×barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
4fr
E♭
A♭
C
A♭
× × 6 5 4 44 fingers

5th position

✕✕✕
5fr
C
E♭
A♭
× 6 6 5 × ×3 fingers
✕✕✕
5fr
C
A♭
C
× × 6 5 × 83 fingers
✕✕
5fr
C
E♭
A♭
C
8 6 6 5 × ×4 fingers

6th position

✕✕
6fr
A♭
E♭
C
A♭
× × 6 8 9 84 fingers
✕
6fr
E♭
A♭
E♭
C
A♭
× 6 6 8 9 8barre · 4 fingers
✕✕✕
6fr
A♭
E♭
C
× × 6 8 × 83 fingers

8th position

✕
8fr
E♭
C
A♭
C
A♭
× 11 10 8 9 8barre · 4 fingers
8fr
C
E♭
C
A♭
C
A♭
8 11 10 8 9 8barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
8fr
E♭
A♭
C
A♭
× 11 10 8 9 ×4 fingers

9th position

✕✕
9fr
A♭
C
A♭
E♭
× 11 10 × 9 114 fingers
✕✕✕
9fr
A♭
C
A♭
× 11 10 × 9 ×3 fingers
✕✕✕
9fr
A♭
C
E♭
× × 10 × 9 113 fingers

10th position

✕✕✕
10fr
C
E♭
A♭
11 11 10 × × ×3 fingers

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