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A♭ dominant seventh sharp nine flat five · Frets 3–4
A♭7♯9♭5 guitar chord
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How to play A♭7♯9♭5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the A to the B at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the low E string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 4th fret.
From the low E string 4 3 4 4 3 4 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier A♭7♯9♭5
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your ring finger on the low E string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the G string at the 4th fret and your index finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Let the D and B strings ring open.
4 3 0 4 0 2
A♭7♯9♭5, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 6 strings
What notes are in A♭7♯9♭5?
A♭7♯9♭5, A♭ dominant seventh sharp nine flat five, is A♭, C, E♭♭, G♭ and B: the root (A♭), the major third (C), the diminished fifth (E♭♭), the minor seventh (G♭) and the sharp ninth (B). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 ♯9.
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A♭7♯9♭5 on other instruments
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