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Hm/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–X–4–4–3–X

How to play the Hm/Ab chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–X–4–4–3–X 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 · middle finger
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 4 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 4 · little finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · index finger
1st string (high E) Do not play

Notation for Hm/Ab chord

Other names: H minor, H min, H-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: H minor chord

Intervals and tones in Hm/Ab chord

Note Interval
H Root
D Minor 3rd
F# Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
4–X–4–4–3–X
Fret 4
4–5–4–4–7–7
Fret 4
4–5–4–7–7–7
Fret 6
X–X–6–7–7–7

More chords with H as the root

The same chord type in other keys