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Guitar chord

A♭maj9A flat major ninth

  • A♭1
  • C3
  • E♭5
  • G7
  • B♭9
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
3
Shapes
12

How to play A♭maj9

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre.
  2. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the low E string.
  3. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the high E string.
  1. A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 411113143EADGBE
    A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 411113143EBGDAE

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  2. A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 4113131423EADGBE
    A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 4113131423EBGDAE

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  3. A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 41101x4123EADGBE
    A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 41101x4123EBGDAE

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  4. A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 4353431243EADGBE
    A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 4353431243EBGDAE

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  5. A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 4363433fr1243EADGBE
    A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 4363433fr1243EBGDAE

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  6. A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 41x0134123EADGBE
    A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 41x0134123EBGDAE

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  7. A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 41x0143124EADGBE
    A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 41x0143124EBGDAE

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  8. A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x-11-8-8-8-88fr14EADGBE
    A♭maj9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x-11-8-8-8-88fr14EBGDAE

    x-11-8-8-8-8 · Cmaj9 shape

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the A♭maj9 chord

A flat major ninth is built from 5 notes: A♭ (1), C (3), E♭ (5), G (7), B♭ (9). The lowest note you play should be the root, A♭, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.

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