Ab Dominant Seventh Flat Nine Added Guitar Chord (Ab7(b9)) | Easy Ways to Play It
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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Ab Dominant Seventh Flat Nine Added Guitar Chord Shapes
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Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard
Fretboard map of Ab 7(b9) chord tones
You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!
These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:
- Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
- Improvise targeting the right notes
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