Guitar arpeggio
Ab Minor 7 Guitar Arpeggio
Ab Minor 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from Ab, Cb, 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
- Ab, Cb, Eb, Gb
- Formula
- 1 b3 5 b7
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 10
- Chord symbols
- Abm7, Abmin7
- 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.
Chord construction and defining tones
Ab minor 7 is defined by b3 (Cb) and b7 (Gb). The minor third establishes the quality, and the flat seventh broadens the minor triad without creating dominant tension.
Harmonic use
Use this arpeggio over Abm7, minor-key passages, and minor ii-V or modal settings that include the flat seventh.
Practice this arpeggio on guitar
- Play the Ab Minor 7 arpeggio from one Ab root to the next in at least two fretboard positions, saying each note name and interval degree aloud.
- Connect b3 (Cb) and b7 (Gb) across adjacent string sets before filling in the root and fifth.
- Play over Abm7 and alternate phrases that land on the minor third with phrases that land on the flat seventh.
Fretboard diagram
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