A♭maj9
Major 9 · A♭ – C – E♭ – G – B♭
- A♭R
- C3
- E♭5
- G7
- B♭9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A♭maj9 chord
The A♭maj9 chord (major 9) is made up of 5 notes — A♭ is the root, C the major third, E♭ the perfect fifth, G the major seventh and B♭ the ninth. It extends a major seventh chord with a ninth for an even lusher, more open sound.
On guitar, A♭maj9 chords are most often played in open position: 411013. Let the open G string ring out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Major-ninth chords are especially lush and open, a favorite in soul, neo-soul and jazz.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A♭maj9 chord?
- The A♭maj9 chord contains the notes A♭, C, E♭, G and B♭.
- How do you play A♭maj9 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is 411013. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A♭maj9 chord?
- The A♭maj9 chord is built from the root (A♭), a major third (C), a perfect fifth (E♭), a major seventh (G) and a ninth (B♭).
- Is A♭maj9 the same as G♯maj9?
- Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭maj9 and G♯maj9 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭maj9.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A♭maj9 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.