A♭m chord (A♭ minor)

The A♭m chord (same sound as G♯m) is a minor chord built on A♭. A minor triad: a major chord with the third lowered by a half step. It sounds darker and calmer, common in ballads and minor-key songs.

A♭m guitar chord

The left vertical line is the 6th (thickest) string. Numbers in dots are fingers (1 index · 2 middle · 3 ring · 4 little), × means don't play that string and ○ means open.

Play it the easy way with a capo

• Capo on fret 4 + Em shape
• Capo on fret 6 + Dm shape

With a capo on for the whole song, every other chord moves by the same number of frets.

A♭m chord notes

A♭m piano chord

On piano, press these 3 notes together. Bass players usually play the root, A♭.

Keys that use A♭m

• E major: iii (written G♯m)
• F♯ major: ii (written G♯m)
• B major: vi (written G♯m)
• C♯ minor: v (written G♯m)
• E♭ minor: iv
• G♯ minor: i (written G♯m)

Transposing A♭m

One half step up, A♭m becomes Am; one half step down, Gm. To change the key of a whole PDF score, open it in the free PDF transposer.

Other A♭ chords

A♭A♭mA♭7A♭m7A♭maj7

All guitar chords