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Steel-string acoustic guitar, seen from above
CHORD GUIDE

Ab chord on guitar (Ab major)

The Ab chord is the notes Ab, C and Eb. The usual shape is a barre at the 4th fret: 4 6 6 5 4 4, from the low E string to the high E. The guitar above is set up with Ab on the A key: tap it or press A to hear it, then strum the strings.

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The Acoustic guitar in Guitoro
Press A or tap its pad to hear it
Notes
Ab C Eb
Frets
4 6 6 5 4 4
Shape
Barre, 4th fret
Type
major

How to play Ab

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

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Ab
  1. Lay your index finger flat across the low E to the high E string at the 4th fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret.
  3. Your little finger on the D string at the 6th fret.
  4. Your middle finger on the G string at the 5th fret.

Easier Ab

The top four strings, no full barre

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Ab (easy)

Strum only the four thinnest strings: x x 6 5 4 4. It's a good way in before the full shape. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Easy to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the B to the high E string at the 4th fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the D string at the 6th fret.
  3. Your middle finger on the G string at the 5th fret.
  4. Don't play the low E and A strings: start your strum on the D string.

Ab up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

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Ab (up the neck)

Play it as x 11 13 13 13 11, a barre at the 11th fret. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Up to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the A to the high E string at the 11th fret.
  2. Your middle finger on the D string at the 13th fret.
  3. Your ring finger on the G string at the 13th fret.
  4. Your little finger on the B string at the 13th fret.
  5. Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Chords that go with Ab

These share a key with Ab, so they sound right together, and they're on the pads next to it:

Songs with Ab

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs to practice them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.