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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♭m

Ab minor

Open

✕
E♭
A♭
B
A♭
4 2 1 1 0 ×4 fingers
✕
E♭
B
A♭
B
4 2 1 4 0 ×4 fingers
✕✕✕
A♭
A♭
× × × 1 0 42 fingers

1st position

✕
E♭
A♭
B
A♭
E♭
4 2 1 1 4 ×barre · 4 fingers
✕
E♭
A♭
B
A♭
A♭
4 2 1 1 × 4barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
E♭
A♭
B
A♭
4 2 1 1 × ×4 fingers

2nd position

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

4th position

4fr
A♭
B
E♭
A♭
E♭
A♭
4 6 6 4 4 4barre · 3 fingers
✕✕
4fr
B
E♭
A♭
A♭
× × 6 4 4 4barre · 2 fingers
4fr
A♭
B
E♭
E♭
A♭
B
4 6 6 4 4 7barre · 4 fingers

6th position

✕✕
6fr
A♭
B
E♭
A♭
× × 6 8 9 74 fingers
✕✕
6fr
A♭
B
E♭
× × 6 8 0 73 fingers
✕
6fr
E♭
A♭
B
E♭
A♭
× 6 6 8 9 7barre · 4 fingers

7th position

✕✕
7fr
B
E♭
B
A♭
× × 9 8 9 74 fingers
✕✕✕
7fr
B
E♭
A♭
× × × 8 9 73 fingers
✕
7fr
B
B
E♭
B
A♭
7 × 9 8 9 7barre · 4 fingers

8th position

✕✕
8fr
E♭
B
A♭
A♭
× 11 9 8 9 ×4 fingers
✕
8fr
E♭
B
A♭
E♭
× 11 9 8 0 114 fingers
✕✕✕
8fr
E♭
B
A♭
× 11 9 8 × ×3 fingers

9th position

✕✕
9fr
B
A♭
A♭
E♭
× 11 9 × 9 114 fingers
✕✕
9fr
B
A♭
E♭
B
× 11 9 × 12 114 fingers
✕✕
9fr
B
A♭
E♭
× 11 9 × 0 113 fingers

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