A♭m(maj9) banjo chord

How to play A♭m(maj9) on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the low D string at the 9th fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 9th fret and your index finger on the high D string at the 8th fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the short G string.

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

What notes are in A♭m(maj9)?

A♭m(maj9), A♭ minor major ninth, is A♭, C♭, E♭, G and B♭: the root (A♭), the minor third (C♭), the perfect fifth (E♭), the major seventh (G) and the ninth (B♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 7 9.