A♭add9 chord on guitar

A♭add9 is the A♭ added 9 chord. Its notes are A♭, C, E♭ and B♭. It is the same chord as G♯add9. A major triad plus the ninth, without a seventh. Let the upper notes ring.

How to play A♭add9

Barre chord

fret 11, A shape

x-11-13-15-13-11

Barre tip: the long bar marked BARRE means one finger presses several strings at once. Lay it flat just behind the fret, press with the bony outer edge rather than the soft middle, and keep your thumb behind the neck. Pick each string one at a time and nudge the finger until none of them buzz.

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in A♭add9

A♭1
C3
E♭5
B♭9

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9
Also written: A♭add9, A♭add2
Chord type: Added 9

A♭add9 notes across the neck

Every A♭, C, E♭ 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♭m A♭7 A♭maj7 A♭m7 A♭5 A♭sus2 A♭sus4 A♭add9 A♭6 A♭m6 A♭aug A♭dim A♭dim7 A♭m7♭5 A♭9 A♭maj9 A♭m9 A♭mmaj7 A♭7♭5 A♭7♯5 A♭7♭9 A♭7♯9

Other added 9 chords

Cadd9 C♯add9 Dadd9 E♭add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F♯add9 Gadd9 A♭add9 Aadd9 B♭add9 Badd9

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