Guitar arpeggio

Ab Minor 7 Guitar Arpeggio

Ab Minor 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from Ab, B, Eb, and Gb. It is also commonly called Ab Minor Seventh, and Abm7. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.

Chord tones
AbBEbGb
Formula
1 b3 5 b7
Semitones
0 3 7 10
Chord symbols
Abm7Abmin7
Also called
Ab Minor SeventhAbm7

How to read this arpeggio

The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent Ab root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.

Use the interactive fretboard to locate the Ab root notes and connect the remaining minor 7 chord tones across standard tuning.

This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called Ab Minor Seventh or Abm7.

Fretboard diagram

Ab Minor 7 Guitar Arpeggio fretboard diagram in standard tuning Ab Minor 7 Guitar Arpeggio fretboard diagram in standard tuning

Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool

Start with Ab Minor 7 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.

Open in interactive fretboard

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