Ab Minor Chord

Symbol: Abm

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Abm chord – keys Ab, Cb, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, Cb, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.CbEbAb
Abm chord – keys Ab, Cb, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, Cb, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.CbEbAb

Guitar (1)

Guitar chord diagram for Abm (4fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Ab, Eb, Ab, Cb, Eb, Ab.Abm (4fr)434

Guitar (2)

Guitar chord diagram for Abm (11fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Ab, Eb, Ab, Cb, Eb.Abm (11fr)11✕342

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
AbP10
Cbm33
EbP57

Related Chords (Ab Root)

Ab Abdim Abaug Absus2 Absus4 Ab5 Ab7 Abmaj7 Abm7 AbmMaj7 Abdim7 Abm7b5

Minor in All Keys

Cm Dbm Dm Ebm Em Fm F#m Gm Abm Am Bbm Bm

Scales Containing Abm

C Harmonic Minor Db Natural Minor Db Dorian Db Mixolydian Db Aeolian Eb Natural Minor Eb Harmonic Minor Eb Phrygian Eb Aeolian Eb Locrian E Major E Ionian

About the Ab Minor Chord

The Ab Minor chord is built from the notes Ab, Cb, Eb. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note Ab, following the interval pattern that defines every Minor chord. Understanding how a chord is constructed from intervals is one of the most valuable skills in music theory, because it allows you to build the chord in any key and recognize it in any context.

You can use this chord in a variety of musical contexts. Try exploring the scales that contain these notes to discover which keys this chord naturally belongs to. Each scale listed above shares all the notes of this chord, making it a diatonic chord within that key. Understanding these relationships helps with songwriting, improvisation, and arranging.

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