A♭aug(add9) 8-string guitar chord

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8-string · Standard

A♭ augmented added ninth · Open position

F♯BEADGBER39♯5noteA♭CEB♭EroleR3♯59♯5fret21012frets 1–2C1C2C3C4C5C6

How to play A♭aug(add9) on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the F♯ string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the low B string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 1st fret and your little finger on the D string at the 2nd fret. Let the low E string ring open. Don’t play the G, high B and high E strings.

From the F♯ string 2 1 0 1 2 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭aug(add9)?

A♭aug(add9), A♭ augmented added ninth, is A♭, C, E and B♭: the root (A♭), the major third (C), the augmented fifth (E) and the ninth (B♭). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 9.

A♭aug(add9) on other instruments

Guitar7-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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