Abm7 chord
Abm7 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
Description and theory
Abm7 is equivalent to G sharp minor 7th. Since only one of the chord notes are present among the open strings in standard tuning, there are none simple fingerings in open positions. Because of that, the chord is often played as a barre chord or in closed positions.
Chord structure
It consists of four notes, though depending on the instrument, some notes may be doubled or tripled. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth and minor seventh intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.
Chord name
Abm7 is an abbreviation for A flat minor seventh. A less common abbreviation is Abmin7. A third system is the minus symbol: Ab-7.
Notes
The notes that the Abm7 chord consists of are Ab, B, Eb and Gb.
Try it in a chord progression
Abm7 - Db7 - Gbmaj7
Inversions
1st inversion: Abm7/B (means that B is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Abm7/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Abm7/Gb (means that Gb is the bass note).
Omissions
Abm7(no3) is an A flat minor 7th with no third (B).
Abm7(no5) is an A flat minor 7th with no fifth (Eb).
Alternatives with capo
Em7 shape with a capo on 4th fret.
Dm7 shape with a capo on 6th fret.
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