A♭add9
A♭ added ninth
Notes
A♭ – C – E♭ – B♭
Formula
1 – 3 – 5 – 9
A major triad with an added ninth, without the seventh.
To build A♭add9, start on A♭ and stack the intervals 3, 5, 9 above it.
On piano
On guitar
Shapes generated and checked against the chord engine, standard tuning.
4–1–1–1–1–4Open in Explorer
Fret 4
Fret 1
Fret 1
Fret 1
Fret 1
Fret 4
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x–x–6–5–4–6Open in Explorer
Fret 6
Fret 4
Fret 5
Fret 6
✕Muted
✕Muted
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x–11–8–8–11–8Open in Explorer
Fret 8
Fret 11
Fret 8
Fret 8
Fret 11
✕Muted
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