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Ukulele chord

A♭mA flat minor

  • A♭1
  • C♭♭3
  • E♭5
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
6

How to play A♭m

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the G string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the C string.
  3. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the E string.
  4. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the A string.
  1. A♭m chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 13421342GCEA
    A♭m chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 13421342AECG

    1342 · Gm shape

  2. A♭m chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 88766fr3421GCEA
    A♭m chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 88766fr3421AECG

    8876 · Dm shape

  3. A♭m chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 43423241GCEA
    A♭m chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 43423241AECG

    4342

  4. A♭m chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets x342231GCEA
    A♭m chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets x342231AECG

    x342

  5. A♭m chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 434x213GCEA
    A♭m chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 434x213AECG

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Chords that go with A♭m

The other chords of G sharp minor, the key where A♭m is home (i). Songs in this key move between them.

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the A♭m chord

A flat minor is built from 3 notes: A♭ (1), C♭ (♭3), E♭ (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, A♭, highlighted on the diagram. There are 6 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

A♭m belongs to E major (iii), B major (vi), F sharp major (ii), C sharp minor (v), G sharp minor (i).

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