Abm6 chord

Abm6 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Abm6 is equivalent to G sharp minor 6th. It's usually played as a movable shape.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth and major sixth. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Chord name

Abm6 is an abbreviation for A flat minor sixth. A less common abbreviation is Abmin6. A third system is the minus symbol: Ab-6.

Notes

The notes that the Abm6 chord consists of are Ab, B, Eb and F.

Try it in a chord progression

Gbmaj7 - Abm6 - Db7

Inversions

1st inversion: Abm6/B (means that B is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Abm6/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Abm6/F (means that F is the bass note).

Omissions

Abm6(no5) is an Ab minor 6th with no fifth (Eb).


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