A♭ added 9th (A♭add9)
A♭Root
CMaj 3
E♭Perf 5
B♭9
Modern and open. Major triad with added 9th, no 7th. Popular in pop, rock, and ambient music.
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How to play it
A♭add9
A♭ added 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · 1st fret
- A♭Root
- CM3
- E♭P5
- B♭9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy an added 9th chord sounds the way it does
A♭+4 fretsC+3 fretsE♭+7 fretsB♭
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More A♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of A♭
What A♭add9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of A♭ major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
A♭add9
A♭ added 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · 1st fret
- A♭Root
- CM3
- E♭P5
- B♭9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More A♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of A♭
What A♭add9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of A♭ major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root