Ab Guitar Chord — Chart and Tabs in Drop A 7 String Tuning

Short answer: Ab is a Ab Major chord with the notes A♭, C, E♭. In Drop A 7 String tuning, there are 207 voicings. See the fingering diagrams below.

Also known as: AbM, AbΔ, Ab maj, Ab Major

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How to Play Ab on Guitar

Ab, AbM, AbΔ, Abmaj, AbMajor

Notes: A♭, C, E♭

x,4,6,6,5,4,4 (x134211)
x,x,6,6,5,4,4 (xx34211)
x,x,x,6,5,4,4 (xxx3211)
x,x,x,x,5,4,4 (xxxx211)
x,x,6,6,8,9,8 (xx11243)
x,x,x,6,8,4,8 (xxx2314)
x,x,x,6,5,4,8 (xxx3214)
x,x,x,6,8,9,8 (xxx1243)
6,4,x,6,5,4,4 (31x4211)
6,4,6,x,5,4,4 (314x211)
x,4,6,6,5,4,x (x13421x)
x,4,x,6,5,4,4 (x1x3211)
6,8,6,6,8,9,x (121134x)
x,4,6,x,5,4,4 (x13x211)
6,8,6,6,8,x,8 (12113x4)
6,x,6,6,8,9,8 (1x11243)
x,4,6,6,5,x,4 (x1342x1)
6,8,6,6,x,9,8 (1211x43)
x,x,6,x,5,4,4 (xx3x211)
x,8,6,6,8,9,x (x21134x)
x,8,6,6,8,x,8 (x2113x4)
x,4,6,x,8,4,8 (x12x314)
x,8,6,6,x,4,4 (x423x11)
x,4,6,6,x,4,8 (x123x14)
x,8,6,x,5,4,4 (x43x211)
x,8,6,x,8,4,4 (x32x411)
x,8,x,6,5,4,4 (x4x3211)
x,4,x,6,8,4,8 (x1x2314)
x,4,6,x,5,4,8 (x13x214)
x,8,x,6,8,4,4 (x3x2411)
x,4,x,6,5,4,8 (x1x3214)
x,x,3,x,1,4,4 (xx2x134)
x,8,6,6,x,9,8 (x211x43)
x,x,6,6,5,4,x (xx3421x)
x,x,6,6,8,x,8 (xx112x3)
x,x,3,6,5,4,x (xx1432x)
x,x,3,x,5,4,4 (xx1x423)
x,x,6,6,5,x,4 (xx342x1)
x,x,6,6,x,9,8 (xx11x32)
x,x,3,6,x,4,4 (xx14x23)
x,x,x,6,5,4,x (xxx321x)
x,x,6,6,5,9,x (xx2314x)
x,x,6,6,5,x,8 (xx231x4)
x,x,6,6,x,4,8 (xx23x14)
x,x,x,6,8,x,8 (xxx12x3)
x,x,x,6,x,4,8 (xxx2x13)
3,4,3,x,5,4,x (121x43x)
6,8,6,6,8,x,x (12113xx)
3,4,3,x,x,4,4 (121xx34)
6,4,x,6,5,4,x (31x421x)
6,4,6,x,5,4,x (314x21x)
6,4,x,x,5,4,4 (31xx211)
x,4,x,x,5,4,4 (x1xx211)
3,x,3,6,5,4,x (1x1432x)
3,x,3,x,5,4,4 (1x1x423)
3,4,3,6,x,4,x (1214x3x)
6,4,6,x,5,x,4 (314x2x1)
6,x,6,x,5,4,4 (3x4x211)
6,4,x,6,5,x,4 (31x42x1)
6,x,x,6,5,4,4 (3xx4211)
6,8,6,6,x,x,8 (1211xx3)
6,x,6,6,8,x,8 (1x112x3)
6,8,6,6,x,9,x (1211x3x)
x,4,x,6,5,4,x (x1x321x)
x,4,6,x,5,4,x (x13x21x)
3,x,3,6,x,4,4 (1x14x23)
x,8,6,6,8,x,x (x2113xx)
x,4,6,x,5,x,4 (x13x2x1)
6,x,6,6,x,9,8 (1x11x32)
x,4,3,x,1,4,x (x32x14x)
x,4,6,6,5,x,x (x1342xx)
6,8,x,6,8,x,8 (12x13x4)
6,8,x,6,8,9,x (12x134x)
x,4,3,x,x,4,4 (x21xx34)
x,4,3,x,5,4,x (x21x43x)
6,8,x,6,x,4,4 (24x3x11)
6,4,x,x,5,4,8 (31xx214)
6,8,x,x,8,4,4 (23xx411)
6,8,6,x,x,4,4 (243xx11)
6,4,x,x,8,4,8 (21xx314)
6,4,6,x,x,4,8 (213xx14)
6,4,x,6,x,4,8 (21x3x14)
6,8,x,x,5,4,4 (34xx211)
x,x,6,6,5,x,x (xx231xx)
6,x,x,6,8,9,8 (1xx1243)
6,8,x,6,x,9,8 (12x1x43)
x,4,3,6,x,4,x (x214x3x)
x,x,3,x,1,4,x (xx2x13x)
x,8,6,6,x,x,8 (x211xx3)
x,8,6,6,x,9,x (x211x3x)
x,8,6,6,5,x,x (x4231xx)
x,x,3,x,x,4,4 (xx1xx23)
x,8,x,x,8,4,4 (x2xx311)
x,8,x,x,5,4,4 (x3xx211)
x,4,6,x,x,4,8 (x12xx13)
x,4,x,x,8,4,8 (x1xx213)
x,4,x,6,x,4,8 (x1x2x13)
x,8,x,6,x,4,4 (x3x2x11)
x,8,6,x,x,4,4 (x32xx11)
x,4,x,x,5,4,8 (x1xx213)
x,x,6,6,x,x,8 (xx11xx2)
x,x,3,6,x,4,x (xx13x2x)
x,8,x,6,8,4,x (x3x241x)
x,8,6,6,x,4,x (x423x1x)
x,8,x,6,5,4,x (x4x321x)
x,x,6,x,5,x,4 (xx3x2x1)
x,8,x,6,8,9,x (x2x134x)
x,8,x,6,8,x,8 (x2x13x4)
x,4,6,x,5,x,8 (x13x2x4)
x,8,6,6,x,x,4 (x423xx1)
x,8,x,6,8,x,4 (x3x24x1)
x,8,6,x,8,x,4 (x32x4x1)
x,4,6,x,8,x,8 (x12x3x4)
x,8,6,x,5,x,4 (x43x2x1)
x,4,6,6,x,x,8 (x123xx4)
x,4,x,6,8,x,8 (x1x23x4)
x,8,x,6,x,4,8 (x3x2x14)
6,8,6,6,x,x,x (1211xxx)
3,4,3,x,x,4,x (121xx3x)
3,x,3,x,x,4,4 (1x1xx23)
6,4,x,x,5,4,x (31xx21x)
6,4,3,6,x,x,x (3214xxx)
3,4,6,6,x,x,x (1234xxx)
6,8,x,6,8,x,x (12x13xx)
x,4,x,x,5,4,x (x1xx21x)
3,x,3,6,x,4,x (1x13x2x)
x,8,6,6,x,x,x (x211xxx)
6,x,6,6,5,x,x (2x341xx)
6,4,x,x,5,x,4 (31xx2x1)
6,4,6,x,5,x,x (314x2xx)
6,4,x,6,5,x,x (31x42xx)
3,4,x,x,1,4,x (23xx14x)
6,x,x,x,5,4,4 (3xxx211)
3,x,3,x,1,4,x (2x3x14x)
3,4,x,x,5,4,x (12xx43x)
6,x,6,6,x,x,8 (1x11xx2)
3,4,x,x,x,4,4 (12xxx34)
3,4,6,x,5,x,x (124x3xx)
6,x,3,6,5,x,x (3x142xx)
3,x,6,6,5,x,x (1x342xx)
6,4,3,x,5,x,x (421x3xx)
x,4,3,x,x,4,x (x21xx3x)
3,x,x,x,1,4,4 (2xxx134)
6,x,x,6,5,4,x (3xx421x)
3,x,x,x,5,4,4 (1xxx423)
x,4,6,x,5,x,x (x13x2xx)
6,x,3,6,x,4,x (3x14x2x)
3,4,6,x,x,4,x (124xx3x)
3,x,x,6,5,4,x (1xx432x)
3,4,x,6,x,4,x (12x4x3x)
3,x,6,6,x,4,x (1x34x2x)
6,8,x,6,x,x,8 (12x1xx3)
6,8,x,6,x,9,x (12x1x3x)
6,x,x,6,8,x,8 (1xx12x3)
6,4,3,x,x,4,x (421xx3x)
6,8,x,6,5,x,x (24x31xx)
6,x,6,x,5,x,4 (3x4x2x1)
6,4,x,x,x,4,8 (21xxx13)
6,x,x,6,5,x,4 (3xx42x1)
6,8,x,x,x,4,4 (23xxx11)
3,x,6,x,5,x,4 (1x4x3x2)
6,x,3,6,x,x,4 (3x14xx2)
3,x,6,6,x,x,4 (1x34xx2)
6,x,x,6,x,9,8 (1xx1x32)
6,x,3,x,5,x,4 (4x1x3x2)
6,x,3,x,x,4,4 (4x1xx23)
3,x,x,6,x,4,4 (1xx4x23)
6,4,3,x,x,x,4 (421xxx3)
3,4,6,x,x,x,4 (124xxx3)
3,x,6,x,x,4,4 (1x4xx23)
x,8,x,6,8,x,x (x2x13xx)
6,8,x,6,x,4,x (24x3x1x)
x,8,x,x,x,4,4 (x2xxx11)
x,4,x,x,x,4,8 (x1xxx12)
6,x,x,6,5,9,x (2xx314x)
6,x,x,6,5,x,8 (2xx31x4)
6,4,6,x,x,x,8 (213xxx4)
6,8,6,x,x,x,4 (243xxx1)
6,x,x,6,x,4,8 (2xx3x14)
6,4,x,x,5,x,8 (31xx2x4)
6,4,x,6,x,x,8 (21x3xx4)
6,8,x,x,8,x,4 (23xx4x1)
6,4,x,x,8,x,8 (21xx3x4)
6,8,x,6,x,x,4 (24x3xx1)
6,8,x,x,5,x,4 (34xx2x1)
x,8,x,6,x,4,x (x3x2x1x)
x,8,x,x,8,x,4 (x2xx3x1)
x,4,6,x,x,x,8 (x12xxx3)
x,4,x,x,8,x,8 (x1xx2x3)
x,8,6,x,x,x,4 (x32xxx1)
3,4,6,x,x,x,x (123xxxx)
6,8,x,6,x,x,x (12x1xxx)
6,4,3,x,x,x,x (321xxxx)
6,x,3,6,x,x,x (2x13xxx)
3,x,6,6,x,x,x (1x23xxx)
3,4,x,x,x,4,x (12xxx3x)
6,x,x,6,5,x,x (2xx31xx)
6,4,x,x,5,x,x (31xx2xx)
3,x,x,x,1,4,x (2xxx13x)
3,x,x,x,x,4,4 (1xxxx23)
6,x,x,6,x,x,8 (1xx1xx2)
3,x,x,6,x,4,x (1xx3x2x)
6,x,x,x,5,x,4 (3xxx2x1)
6,x,3,x,x,x,4 (3x1xxx2)
3,x,6,x,x,x,4 (1x3xxx2)
6,4,x,x,x,x,8 (21xxxx3)
6,8,x,x,x,x,4 (23xxxx1)

Quick Summary

  • The Ab chord contains the notes: A♭, C, E♭
  • In Drop A 7 String tuning, there are 207 voicings available
  • Also written as: AbM, AbΔ, Ab maj, Ab Major
  • Each diagram shows finger positions on the Guitar fretboard

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Ab chord on Guitar?

Ab is a Ab Major chord. It contains the notes A♭, C, E♭. On Guitar in Drop A 7 String tuning, there are 207 ways to play this chord.

How do you play Ab on Guitar?

To play Ab on in Drop A 7 String tuning, use one of the 207 voicings shown above. Each diagram shows finger positions on the fretboard, with numbers indicating which fingers to use.

What notes are in the Ab chord?

The Ab chord contains the notes: A♭, C, E♭.

How many ways can you play Ab on Guitar?

In Drop A 7 String tuning, there are 207 voicings for the Ab chord. Each voicing uses a different position on the fretboard while playing the same notes: A♭, C, E♭.

What are other names for Ab?

Ab is also known as AbM, AbΔ, Ab maj, Ab Major. These are different notations for the same chord with the same notes: A♭, C, E♭.

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