A♭add9
Add 9 · A♭ – C – E♭ – B♭
- A♭R
- C3
- E♭5
- B♭9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A♭add9 chord
The A♭add9 chord (add 9) is made up of 4 notes — A♭ is the root, C the major third, E♭ the perfect fifth and B♭ the ninth. A major triad simply gains a ninth on top — there is no seventh, so it stays bright and clear.
On guitar, A♭add9 chords sit higher up the neck: 411114, around the 1st fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Add-nine chords stack a ninth on a plain triad for a bright, modern shimmer without a seventh.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A♭add9 chord?
- The A♭add9 chord contains the notes A♭, C, E♭ and B♭.
- How do you play A♭add9 on guitar?
- A common shape is 411114. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A♭add9 chord?
- The A♭add9 chord is built from the root (A♭), a major third (C), a perfect fifth (E♭) and a ninth (B♭).
- Is A♭add9 the same as G♯add9?
- Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭add9 and G♯add9 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭add9.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A♭add9 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.