A♭m7 ukulele chord

How to Play A♭m7 on Ukulele

The easiest shape is 1322: G string 1st fret · C string 3rd fret · E string 2nd fret · A string 2nd fret.

Strings left to right are G, C, E and A, as the ukulele faces you. Numbers are frets; 0 means play the string open. Every shape is worked out from the notes the chord must contain and checked against them before it is published.

Notes in A♭m7

A ukulele has four strings, so a 4-note chord uses every string for a different note — there is nothing left to double. Because the G string is tuned high (reentrant tuning), the lowest note you hear is usually on the C or E string, not the G.

Songs and Keys That Use A♭m7

A♭m7 belongs to 3 major keys: E major (as the iii chord), F♯ major (as the ii chord) and B major (as the vi chord).

• I – iii – IV – V — a bright, lifting movement
• ii – V – I — the central cadence in jazz
• I – vi – ii – V — the 1950s doo-wop turnaround

A♭m7 on Other Instruments

• Guitar: see the A♭m7 guitar chord — six strings, so the shapes are different, but the notes are the same.
• Baritone ukulele (DGBE): 1102. A baritone is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar, so guitar shapes carry over and standard-ukulele shapes do not. Tune one with the baritone ukulele tuner.
• Same notes: A♭m7 contains exactly the notes of B6, so one shape plays both.

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