Abm9 Chord on Guitar: How To Play the Ab Minor Ninth chord
Welcome to our tutorial on the Ab m9 chord. This chord belongs to the Minor Chords family and is composed of the notes Ab, Cb, Eb, Gb, and Bb. The music intervals that build this chord are the Root (1), Minor Third (b3), Perfect Fifth (5), Minor Seventh (b7), and Major Ninth (9).
The Ab m9 chord is a more advanced chord, often found in jazz and more complex musical pieces. It's a beautiful chord that adds depth and complexity to your playing. If you're not familiar with the concept of music intervals and how they build chords, you might want to visit our tutorial that teaches how to build chords by stacking intervals.
Understanding how to denote chords depending on the intervals that compose them is also essential. For that, we have a tutorial on how to denote chords that can be very helpful. This knowledge will allow you to understand and play chords like the Ab m9 more easily.
In this tutorial, we will provide you with chord diagrams and fretboard patterns showing the tones composing the Ab m9 chord. This will help you to visualize and memorize the chord structure. If you're interested in exploring more chords like this, check out our tutorial about ninth (9) guitar chords.
So, let's dive into the fascinating world of the Ab m9 chord. Happy playing!
Notes in the Ab m9 chord:
AbCbEbGbBb
Tones in the Minor Ninth chord:
Abm9 Guitar Chord Shapes
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If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.
You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.
Position 1
Movable
Position 2
Movable
Position 3
BarreMovable
You can find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf
Play This Chord With Other Roots
C m9 | D m9 | E m9 | F m9 | G m9 | A m9 | B m9 | C#m9 | D#m9 | F#m9 | G#m9 | A#m9 | Abm9 | Bbm9 | Dbm9 | Ebm9 | Gbm9
Chord tones in the Ab m9 chord
This fretboard map shows you the tones in the chord all along the neck. You can play this chord by choosing some of the chord tones.