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A♭ Add 9 Chord (A♭add9)

Notes: A♭, C, E♭, B♭. Tap any diagram to hear it.

A♭add9
Notes
A♭CE♭B♭
Formula
1 – 3 – 5 – 9

A♭add9 on guitar

Fret 1 · most common
4-1-1-1-1-4
Fret 4
x-x-6-5-4-6
Fret 8
x-11-8-8-9-8

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

A♭add9 on ukulele

Fret 3 · most common
3-3-4-3
Fret 8
8-10-8-11

A♭add9 on piano

Other A♭ chords

A♭A♭mA♭7A♭maj7A♭m7A♭sus2A♭sus4A♭dimA♭augA♭6A♭m6A♭9A♭7sus4A♭m7♭5A♭dim7

Add 9 chords in other keys

Cadd9C♯add9Dadd9E♭add9Eadd9Fadd9F♯add9Gadd9Aadd9B♭add9Badd9

About the A♭ Add 9 chord

Add9 chords put the ninth on top of a plain major chord, without the seventh, for a bright, shimmering sound loved in pop and rock. A♭add9 is built from the root (A♭), major third (C), perfect fifth (E♭), major ninth (B♭).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the A♭ Add 9 chord?

The A♭add9 chord is made of A♭, C, E♭, B♭: the root, major third, perfect fifth, major ninth.

How do you play A♭add9 on guitar?

The most common fingering is 4-1-1-1-1-4, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string). It uses a barre at fret 1.

How do you play A♭add9 on piano?

Press A♭, C, E♭, B♭ together. In root position the lowest note is A♭.