A♭ 6/9 (A♭6/9)
A♭Root
CMaj 3
E♭Perf 5
FMaj 6
B♭9
Lush and bright. Combines 6 and add9. Very common in jazz as a substitute for major 7th chord.
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How to play it
A♭6/9
A♭ 6/9, 1fr
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · 1st fret
- A♭Root
- CM3
- E♭P5
- FM6
- B♭9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a 6/9 chord sounds the way it does
A♭+4 fretsC+3 fretsE♭+2 fretsF+5 fretsB♭
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More A♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of A♭
What A♭6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of A♭ major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root
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How to play it
A♭6/9
A♭ 6/9, 1fr
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · 1st fret
- A♭Root
- CM3
- E♭P5
- FM6
- B♭9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More A♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of A♭
What A♭6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of A♭ major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root