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Guitar chord · Minor 9th

Abm9 chord (Ab Minor 9th)

Deep, atmospheric, melancholic jazz/R&B minor 9th voicing.

Notes AbCbEbGbBb
Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9
Shapes 1 on this page

Abm9 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.

5th String Root Minor 9th x 11 9 11 11 x

Interactive chord diagram

Abm9 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 Abm9

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Abm9 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Abm9 chord?
Abm9 is Ab, Cb, Eb, Gb, Bb: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9 of Ab.
How do you play Abm9 on guitar?
5th String Root Minor 9th: x 11 9 11 11 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Abm9?
Scales on Ab that contain every note of Abm9: Ab Minor, Ab Dorian, Ab Ukrainian Dorian, Ab Bebop Dorian, Ab Bebop Harmonic Minor.

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