Abmaj9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
All chords More Ab chordsAbmaj9 is equivalent to G sharp major 9th. It's usually played as one of two movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard.
The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth, major seventh and major ninth intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.
Abmaj9 is an abbreviation for A flat major ninth. A less common abbreviation is AbM9. A third system is the triangle (delta) symbol: Ab△9.
The notes that the Abmaj9 chord consists of are Ab, C, Eb, G and Bb.
Dbmaj7 - Abmaj9 - Eb6
1st inversion: Abmaj9/C (means that C is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Abmaj9/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Abmaj9/G (means that G is the bass note).
4th inversion: Abmaj9/Bb (means that Bb is the bass note).
Abmaj9(no5) is an Ab major 9th with no fifth (Eb).