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Harmonic field of Ab major on guitar

Ab major: Ab – Bb – C – Db – Eb – F – G. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on Ab. On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Abmaj7, 4 6 5 5 4 4Abmaj74142311AbEbGCEbAb
I · tonic4 6 5 5 4 4
Bbm7, x 1 3 1 2 1Bbm713121×BbFAbDbF
ii · subdominant× 1 3 1 2 1
Cm7, x 3 5 3 4 3Cm713121×CGBbEbG
iii · tonic× 3 5 3 4 3
Dbmaj7, x 4 6 5 6 4Dbmaj7413241×DbAbCFAb
IV · subdominant× 4 6 5 6 4
Eb7, x 6 8 6 8 6Eb7612131×EbBbDbGBb
V · dominant× 6 8 6 8 6
Fm7, 1 3 1 1 1 1Fm7131111FCEbAbCF
vi · tonic1 3 1 1 1 1
Gm7b5, 3 x 3 3 2 xGm7b52341G×FBbDb×
vii° · dominant3 × 3 3 2 ×

These are the first positions of every degree of Ab major on guitar. In Chord & Fret, the Circle of Fifths opens the full field — every degree with all its positions, audio and the key's secondary dominants. Open in Chord & Fret →

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