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Abm/A Guitar Chord

A chord with a sad, melancholic character. Differs from major by its lowered third. Used across all genres for emotional expression — from ballads through rock to jazz. This is a slash chord — the bass note is A instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–0–1–1–0–4

How to play the Abm/A chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–1–1–0–4 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for Abm/A chord

Other names: Ab minor, Ab min, Ab-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: Ab minor chord

Intervals and tones in Abm/A chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
H Minor 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–0–1–1–0–4
Open
X–0–1–4–4–4
Fret 4
X–0–6–4–4–4
Fret 4
X–0–6–4–4–7