Minor seventh
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Minor seventh harmony with root position.
Use this comfortable guitar voicing to support the groove and leave space for the other instruments.
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A♭m7 guitar chord: notes and fingering
A♭m7 is a minor seventh chord built from A♭, C♭, E♭, G♭. Use the fretboard above to inspect its shape and hear it.
It may also be written as G♯m7; both names represent the same pitches.
Character of A♭m7
A smooth, relaxed extension of the minor chord with a softened edge.
Check each string
Listen for both the minor third and minor seventh to hear how it differs from a plain minor chord.
A♭ in standard tuning
Find the root on string 6 at fret 4 and on string 5 at fret 11. Use either position to anchor movable shapes.