Guitar chord · Triads
A♭ minor chord on guitar
466444 · Barre · 4th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play A♭m on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.
A♭m is the ii chord in F♯ major, iii in E major and vi in B major. In minor keys: i in G♯ minor and iv in E♭ minor.
- Notes
- A♭C♭E♭
- Formula
- 1♭35
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 4th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 6 strings at the 4th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 4th fret, held by the barre A♭
- 5th string (A): 6th fret, ring finger (3) E♭
- 4th string (D): 6th fret, pinky finger (4) A♭
- 3rd string (G): 4th fret, held by the barre C♭
- 2nd string (B): 4th fret, held by the barre E♭
- 1st string (high E): 4th fret, held by the barre A♭
Tablature
e|--4---| B|--4---| G|--4---| D|--6---| A|--6---| E|--4---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every A♭m 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 on guitar
On guitar, A♭m is most often played as a barre chord across the 4th fret (466444). While you build strength, you can play just the top four strings of the same shape (xx6444).
You’ll find A♭m in common progressions such as G♯m–E–B–F♯ (the minor-feel pop progression in B major), G♯m–C♯m–D♯–G♯m (the minor cadence in G♯ minor) and G♯m–F♯–E–D♯ (the Andalusian cadence in G♯ minor).
