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A♭ minor major ninth · Frets 4–6
A♭m(maj9) guitar chord
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A♭ major ninth · Frets 3–5
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A♭ major ninth sharp eleven · Open position
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A♭ major ninth sharp five · Frets 3–6
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How to play A♭m(maj9) on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the low E to the B at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 6th fret.
From the low E string 4 6 5 4 4 6 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier A♭m(maj9)
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the low E string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 6th fret. Let the G and B strings ring open.
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A♭m(maj9), the easier shape
StandardFrets 4–6 · 6 strings, 2 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.
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A♭m(maj9) on other instruments
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