Ab9 chord on guitar
The Ab9 chord diagram on guitar, the notes it is built from, and the Alviena charts that use it.
The diagram
The notes in Ab9
Ab · Eb · F# · C · Bb
The chord is built from 5 distinct pitches. A shape may double them an octave apart: the same note then appears more than once without changing the chord.
The shape, string by string
Barre at fret 4 · Shape starting at fret 3
| String | Fret | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | Ab |
| 5 | 6 | Eb |
| 4 | 4 | F# |
| 3 | 5 | C |
| 2 | 4 | Eb |
| 1 | 6 | Bb |