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F#m/Ab 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 Ab instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 4–0–4–2–2–2

How to play the F#m/Ab chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–0–4–2–2–2 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) Fret 4 · ring finger
5th string (A) Open
4th string (D) Fret 4 · pinky
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Other names for the F#m/Ab chord

Other names: F# minor, F#min, F#-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: F# minor chord

Notes and intervals in the F#m/Ab chord

Note Interval
F# Root
A Minor 3rd
C# Perfect 5th
Ab Bass note

All variations

Open
4–0–4–2–2–2
Open
4–4–4–2–2–2
Fret 4
4–4–4–6–7–5
Fret 5
X–X–6–6–7–5

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys