A♭m6/9 8-string bass chord

How to play A♭m6/9 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the B string at the 9th fret, your index finger on the E string at the 7th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 8th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 8th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 8th fret and your ring finger on the C string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the F♯ and F strings.

From the F♯ string x 9 7 8 8 8 8 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭m6/9?

A♭m6/9, A♭ minor six nine, is A♭, C♭, E♭, F and B♭: the root (A♭), the minor third (C♭), the perfect fifth (E♭), the major sixth (F) and the ninth (B♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 6 9.