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♭sus4

Ab suspended fourth

Left-handed

1st position

E♭

A♭

C♯

A♭

C♯

4 4 1 1 2 ×barre · 4 fingers

E♭

A♭

C♯

E♭

4 4 1 1 4 ×barre · 4 fingers

E♭

A♭

C♯

A♭

4 × 1 1 2 4barre · 4 fingers

4th position

4fr

A♭

C♯

E♭

A♭

C♯

4 4 6 6 4 4barre · 3 fingers

4fr

A♭

E♭

A♭

E♭

A♭

C♯

4 6 6 6 4 4barre · 4 fingers

4fr

A♭

C♯

E♭

A♭

C♯

4 4 6 6 4 ×barre · 3 fingers

6th position

✕✕

6fr

A♭

E♭

A♭

C♯

× × 6 8 9 94 fingers

6fr

E♭

A♭

C♯

A♭

C♯

9 6 6 6 9 9barre · 4 fingers

6fr

E♭

A♭

C♯

A♭

C♯

× 6 6 6 9 9barre · 3 fingers

8th position

✕✕

8fr

E♭

A♭

C♯

× 11 11 8 9 ×4 fingers

✕✕✕

8fr

E♭

A♭

C♯

× 11 11 8 × ×3 fingers

✕✕✕

8fr

E♭

A♭

C♯

× × × 8 9 93 fingers

9th position

✕✕

9fr

A♭

C♯

E♭

× 11 11 × 9 114 fingers

✕✕

9fr

A♭

C♯

A♭

C♯

× 11 11 × 9 94 fingers

9fr

C♯

A♭

C♯

E♭

9 11 11 × 9 11barre · 4 fingers

11th position

✕✕✕

11fr

E♭

A♭

C♯

11 11 11 × × ×barre · 1 finger

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