AbmMaj7b5 guitar chord

Open string · ringing b13 · Root position
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About AbmMaj7b5 — open string voicings

AbmMaj7b5 names three separate instructions: a minor 3rd, Ebb♭5, and major 7th. The result is Ab, Cb, Ebb and G.

The flat 5th is the only change from . It must sound, or the voicing is only . This is neither a half-diminished nor diminished-seventh chord.

Also written AbmM7b5 or Abm(maj7)b5.

AbmMaj7b5 open string guitar chord diagram: Ab, Cb, D, G, played 455400
AbmMaj7b5 open string guitar chord voicing: 4-5-5-4-0-0.

What is an open-string voicing

Open-string voicing
×EADGBE

An open string adds a note without a finger: a tension on top or a pedal below. These belong to their key and cannot be moved up the neck.

What to play over AbmMaj7b5

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  • +BbDbFbF

    Contains AbmMaj7b5 and adds ninth, eleventh, sharp fifth and thirteenth.

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Midi Settings

7.5
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