Root on A string
no fifthx-11-10-11-11-x
A♭9 chord on guitar
A♭9 is the A♭ dominant 9 chord. Its notes are A♭, C, E♭, G♭ and B♭. It is the same chord as G♯9. A dominant seventh with a ninth added. Try it in a blues turnaround.
How to play A♭9
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in A♭9
- A♭1
- C3
- E♭5
- G♭♭7
- B♭9
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9
- Also written
- A♭9
- Chord type
- Dominant 9
A♭9 notes across the neck
Every A♭, C, E♭, G♭ and B♭ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, A♭. Build your own shape from any nearby group.
Related chords
Other A♭ chords
A♭A♭mA♭7A♭maj7A♭m7A♭5A♭sus2A♭sus4A♭add9A♭6A♭m6A♭augA♭dimA♭dim7A♭m7♭5A♭9A♭maj9A♭m9A♭mmaj7A♭7♭5A♭7♯5A♭7♭9A♭7♯9
Other dominant 9 chords