What notes are in a Abm(maj9) chord?

Abm(maj9) is Ab, Cb, Eb, G, Bb: the 1, ♭3, 5, 7, 9 of Ab.

How do you play Abm(maj9) on guitar?

6th String Root: 4 6 5 4 4 6; 5th String Root: x 11 9 12 11 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Minor Major 9th

Abm(maj9) chord (Ab Minor Major 9th)

Minor-major 7th with the 9th on top: a dark minor colour with a bright major 7th.

Notes AbCbEbGBb

Formula 1 ♭3 5 7 9

Shapes 2 on this page

Abm(maj9) chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Ab.

6th String Root 4 6 5 4 4 6

5th String Root x 11 9 12 11 x

Interactive chord diagram

Abm(maj9) on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Abm(maj9)

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Abm(maj9) is the chord of the moment.

Ab Harmonic Minor Ab Melodic Minor Ab Hungarian Minor Ab Lydian b3 Ab Bebop Melodic Minor Ab Bebop Harmonic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Abm(maj9) chord?: Abm(maj9) is Ab, Cb, Eb, G, Bb: the 1, ♭3, 5, 7, 9 of Ab.
How do you play Abm(maj9) on guitar?: 6th String Root: 4 6 5 4 4 6; 5th String Root: x 11 9 12 11 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Abm(maj9)?: Scales on Ab that contain every note of Abm(maj9): Ab Harmonic Minor, Ab Melodic Minor, Ab Hungarian Minor, Ab Lydian b3, Ab Bebop Melodic Minor, Ab Bebop Harmonic Minor.

Minor Major 9th chords in every key

Cm(maj9) C#m(maj9) Dm(maj9) Ebm(maj9) Em(maj9) Fm(maj9) F#m(maj9) Gm(maj9) Abm(maj9) Am(maj9) Bbm(maj9) Bm(maj9)