A♭m9
Minor 9 · A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭
- A♭R
- C♭m3
- E♭5
- G♭♭7
- B♭9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A♭m9 chord
The A♭m9 chord (minor 9) is made up of 5 notes — A♭ is the root, C♭ the minor third, E♭ the perfect fifth, G♭ the minor seventh and B♭ the ninth. It extends a minor seventh chord with a ninth, deepening the smooth minor color.
On guitar, A♭m9 chords are most often played in open position: 411102. Let the open B string ring out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor-ninth chords are deep and velvety, widely used in R&B, soul and jazz.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A♭m9 chord?
- The A♭m9 chord contains the notes A♭, C♭, E♭, G♭ and B♭.
- How do you play A♭m9 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is 411102. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A♭m9 chord?
- The A♭m9 chord is built from the root (A♭), a minor third (C♭), a perfect fifth (E♭), a minor seventh (G♭) and a ninth (B♭).
- Is A♭m9 the same as G♯m9?
- Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭m9 and G♯m9 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭m9.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A♭m9 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.