Mandolin A♭ chordA♭ major: 1 1 3 4, and 4 more shapes

Ab chord chart for mandolin in GDAE tuning: 1 1 3 4, open position — Ab (Ab major) on the mandolin, GDAE: 1 1 3 4, low course to high. Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 1 1 3 4 (open position)

G course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), A♭
D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
A course: 3rd fret, ring finger, C
E course: 4th fret, little finger, A♭

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

Found in: E♭ major (IV), D♭ major (V), A♭ major (I), B♭ mixolydian (♭VII), E♭ mixolydian (IV), A♭ mixolydian (I)

Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high.

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More A♭ shapes

5 6 6 4
4fr · Ab/C
8 6 6 8
6fr · Ab/Eb
8 10 11 8
8fr · Ab/Eb
x 10 11 11
10fr · Ab/C

A♭ in session keys

C minor (♭VI, a main chord): Cm – B♭ – A♭ – B♭
F dorian (♭III): Fm – A♭ – E♭ – Fm (up to ♭III and home through ♭VII)

Other A♭ chords, Mandolin GDAE

A♭G♯m A♭7

Other major chords

D G A E B C F B♭E♭F♯D♭A♭

A♭ in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDAD Irish bouzouki, GDAE Irish bouzouki, ADAD

All Mandolin GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app