A♭maj9 5-string bass chord

How to play A♭maj9 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the E string at the 4th fret, your index finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the D string at the 5th fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the B string.

From the B string x 4 3 5 3 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭maj9?

A♭maj9, A♭ major ninth, is A♭, C, E♭, G and B♭: the root (A♭), the major third (C), the perfect fifth (E♭), the major seventh (G) and the ninth (B♭). Its formula is 1 3 5 7 9.