Ab Dominant Seventh Flat Nine Added Guitar Chord (Ab7(b9)) | Easy Ways to Play It

Ab 7(b9) position 1 guitar chord diagram

The intervals in this chord are Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Minor Ninth

This chord is also known as:

  • Ab Dominant Seventh Flat Nine Added
  • Ab 7b9
  • Ab 7-9
  • Ab Dom7b9
  • Ab7(b9)

The Ab Dominant Seventh Flat Nine Added chord is composed of the notes Ab, C, Eb, Gb, and Bbb

Notes in the Ab 7(b9) chord:

AbCEbGbBbb

Formula of the Dominant Seventh Flat Nine Added chord:

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b2
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b3
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b5
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#5
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b7
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b9
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#9
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#11
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Ab Dominant Seventh Flat Nine Added Guitar Chord Shapes

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Position 1
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Ab 7(b9) position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
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Ab 7(b9) position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
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Ab 7(b9) position 2 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 7(b9) | D 7(b9) | E 7(b9) | F 7(b9) | G 7(b9) | A 7(b9) | B 7(b9) | C#7(b9) | D#7(b9) | F#7(b9) | G#7(b9) | A#7(b9)

How to create your own Ab 7(b9) chord fingerings

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

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