Abadd9 chord

Abadd9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Abadd9 is equivalent to G sharp added 9th. Abadd9 can be seen as an A triad with an added ninth (B) and is comparable to Abadd2. It is usually played as one of the possible movable shapes.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth and major ninth intervals. Notice that the seventh isn't included and also that the fifth sometimes can be omitted.

Chord name

Abadd2 is an abbreviation for A flat added ninth.

Notes

The notes that the Abadd2 chord consists of are Ab, C, Eb and Bb.

Try it in a chord progression

Ebadd9 - Dbmaj7 - Abadd9

Inversions

1st inversion: Abadd9/C (means that C is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Abadd9/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Abadd9/Bb (means that Bb is the bass note).

Omissions

Abadd9(no5) is an Ab added 9th with no fifth (Eb).


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