Banjo A♭m chord (Open G)A♭ minor on the 5-string banjo: 1 1 0 1, and 1 more shape

Abm chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 1 1 0 1, open position, with the short 5th string marked — Abm (Ab minor) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 1 1 0 1, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 1 0 1 (open position)

String 4 (D): 1st fret, index finger, E♭
String 3 (G): 1st fret, middle finger, A♭
String 2 (B): open, C♭
String 1 (D): 1st fret, ring finger, E♭
String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: E♭ A♭ C♭ E♭ · A♭m is A♭, C♭, E♭ (1 · ♭3 · 5)

Found in: B major (vi), B mixolydian (vi), E major (iii), F♯ major (ii), F♯ mixolydian (ii), D♭ mixolydian (v)

The 5th string: the short g rubs against the A♭ in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.

Up the neck: F minor shape: 6 4 4 6 (4fr); D minor shape: 9 8 9 9 (8fr); Barre minor shape: 13 13 12 13 (12fr). Slide a shape up or down to play another chord of its kind.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More A♭m shapes

6 8 0 6
6fr

Other A♭ chords in Open G

A♭A♭mA♭7

Other minor chords

Gm Am Dm Cm Bm Em Fm B♭m E♭m F♯m C♯mA♭m

A♭m in other tunings

Double C Sawmill Open D C Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app