Guitar chord · Sevenths
A♭ minor-major 7th chord on guitar
421003 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play A♭m(maj7) on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
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- Notes
- A♭C♭E♭G
- Formula
- 1♭357
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) A♭
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) C♭
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) E♭
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): play open C♭
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--0---| G|--0---| D|--1---| A|--2---| E|--4---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every A♭m(maj7) note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing A♭m(maj7) on guitar
On guitar, A♭m(maj7) has an open-position shape, 421003, using four fingers alongside the open strings.
Notice the C♭ in A♭m(maj7) (A♭ C♭ E♭ G): each note of the chord takes its own letter (A–C–E–G), so the minor 3rd has to be written C♭ rather than B — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
