Banjo · Standard
A♭ major ninth · Frets 5–8
A♭maj9 banjo chord
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How to play A♭maj9 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the low D string at the 6th fret, your index finger on the G string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the B string at the 8th fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 6 5 8 8 (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.
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A♭maj9 on other instruments
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