A♭9♯5 5-string bass chord

How to play A♭9♯5 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the E to the D at the 8th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 9th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 9th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 9th fret.

From the B string 9 8 9 8 9 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭9♯5?

A♭9♯5, A♭ ninth sharp five, is A♭, C, E, G♭ and B♭: the root (A♭), the major third (C), the augmented fifth (E), the minor seventh (G♭) and the ninth (B♭). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7 9.