A♭ minor 9th (A♭m9)
A♭Root
C♭min 3
E♭Perf 5
G♭min 7
B♭9
Smooth and sophisticated. Minor 7 with added 9th. Essential in jazz for mellow, rich harmonic color.
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How to play it
A♭m9
A♭ minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- A♭Root
- C♭m3
- E♭P5
- G♭m7
- B♭9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a minor 9th chord sounds the way it does
A♭+3 fretsC♭+4 fretsE♭+3 fretsG♭+4 fretsB♭
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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How to play it
A♭m9
A♭ minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- A♭Root
- C♭m3
- E♭P5
- G♭m7
- B♭9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04