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A♭ thirteenth flat nine · Frets 2–4
A♭13♭9 guitar chord
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How to play A♭13♭9 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the G to the high E at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the low E string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret.
From the low E string 4 3 3 2 4 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier A♭13♭9
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your undefined finger on the low E string at the 4th fret, your index finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the B string at the 6th fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 5th fret. Let the A string ring open.
4 0 4 5 6 5
A♭13♭9, the easier shape
StandardThumbFrets 4–6 · 6 strings, 1 open
What notes are in A♭13♭9?
A♭13♭9, A♭ thirteenth flat nine, is A♭, C, E♭, G♭, B♭♭ and F: the root (A♭), the major third (C), the perfect fifth (E♭), the minor seventh (G♭), the flat ninth (B♭♭) and the thirteenth (F). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭9 13.
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A♭13♭9 on other instruments
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