A♭madd9 (also written G♯madd9) is the Ab minor added ninth chord. It has 4 notes: A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – B♭ (1 – ♭3 – 5 – 9).
A minor add9 adds the ninth to a minor chord, giving it an emotional, bittersweet colour.
A♭madd9 chord on Guitar
466446
411104Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E 4th fret; A 6th fret; D 6th fret; G 4th fret; B 4th fret; high E 6th fret.
A♭madd9 chord on Ukulele
3342
13-11-11-13Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 3rd fret; C 3rd fret; E 4th fret; A 2nd fret.
A♭madd9 chord on Piano
Play A♭, C♭, E♭ and B♭ together with your right hand, and A♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the A♭madd9 chord
A♭madd9 appears in 1 song on Yalle Media. The newest:
Related chords
Other Ab chords:
Chords in the key of B major:
A♭madd9 chord: questions
What notes are in the A♭madd9 chord?
A♭madd9 (Ab minor added ninth) is made of A♭, C♭, E♭ and B♭ (1 – ♭3 – 5 – 9).
How do you play A♭madd9 on guitar?
The most common shape is 466446 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play A♭madd9 on ukulele?
Play 3342 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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