How to play Ab9: a dominant 9th built on Ab, with 2 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the 10th fret. 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 | Eb | Gb | Bb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | 5 | b7 | 9 |
Ab9 is a dominant 9th with Ab as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Ab, C, Eb, Gb, Bb. This voicing sounds every chord tone.
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