A♭maj9 8-string bass chord

How to play A♭maj9 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the A to the C at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the E string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the F string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the F♯ and B strings.

From the F♯ string x x 4 3 5 5 3 5 (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.