Ab Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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Alternate

AbM, Abmaj, Abmajor, Ab major

Tuning

Standard Tuning

 
 
 
 
 
 
4
5
6
7
8
134211
A♭
E♭
C
A♭
E♭
A♭

This version of the Ab chord is played using the E shape barre chord on the 4th fret.

X
 
 
 
X
 
1
2
3
4
5
4111
 
C
A♭
E♭
 
A♭

This Ab major chord is based on the visual shape of the "open" G chord.

X
 
 
 
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
3111
 
C
A♭
E♭
C
 

This is a movable voicing for a first inversion major chord.

X
 
 
 
 
X
3
4
5
6
7
1432
 
E♭
C
A♭
C
 

This is an Ab major chord played in first inversion.

X
 
 
 
 
X
11
12
13
14
15
1444
 
C
A♭
E♭
A♭
 

This Ab major chord features a barre performed by the pinky finger.

X
 
 
 
X
 
8
9
10
11
12
1312
 
A♭
E♭
C
 
C

This is an Ab major chord played in first inversion.

 
 
 
 
X
X
4
5
6
7
8
3211
A♭
E♭
C
A♭
 
 

This is an abbreviated version of the Ab major barre chord.

 
 
 
X
X
X
11
12
13
14
15
341
Eb
C
Ab
 
 
 

This is a simple Ab major triad.

X
 
 
 
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
111
 
C
Ab
Eb
 
 

This is an Ab major chord played in second inversion.

X
X
 
 
 
 
4
5
6
7
8
1342
 
 
C
Ab
Eb
Ab

This is an Ab major chord.

X
X
 
 
 
X
8
9
10
11
12
431
 
 
Eb
C
Ab
 

This is an Ab major triad.

X
 
 
 
 
X
4
5
6
7
8
3421
 
Eb
C
Ab
Eb
 

This is an Ab/Eb chord.

 
 
 
X
X
 
4
5
6
7
8
1211
Ab
Eb
C
 
 
Ab

This is an Ab major triad.

 
 
 
 
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
1114
Ab
C
Ab
Eb
 
 

This is an Ab chord.

X
X
X
X
 
 
3
4
5
6
7
21
 
 
 
 
C
Ab

The fifth (Eb) is omitted from this Ab major chord.

 
 
 
 
 
X
4
5
6
7
8
34211
Ab
Eb
C
Ab
Eb
 

 
 
 
X
X
 
8
9
10
11
12
132
C
Ab
Eb
 
 
C

X
X
 
 
X
 
6
7
8
9
10
314
 
 
Eb
Ab
 
C

 
 
 
 
 
X
11
12
13
14
15
12341
Eb
C
Ab
Eb
Ab
 

The Ab guitar chord can also be played in other tunings:

Ab Guitar Chord in Standard Tuning
Ab Guitar Chord in Open G Tuning
Ab Guitar Chord in Open D Tuning