How to play Ab6/9: a 6/9 built on Ab, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to Ab. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | Ab | C | F | Bb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Ab6/9 is a 6/9 with Ab as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Ab, C, Eb, F, Bb. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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