Ab9 Piano Chord
Ab9
Ab Ninth Chord
3rd
C9th
BbMin 7th
GbRoot
AbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Ab
C
Gb
Bb
The Notes in a Ab Ninth Chord Chord
The 3rd
Finding C from Ab step by step:
- Start on: Ab
- Step 1: move down to G
- Step 2: move down to Gb
- Step 3: move down to F
- Step 4: move down to E
- Step 5: move down to Eb
- Step 6: move down to D
- Step 7: move down to Db
- Step 8: Land on C
3rd
CRoot
Ab1
2
3
4
5
6
7
- G is a minor second below Ab.
- Gb is a major 2nd below Ab.
- F is a minor third below Ab.
- E is a major third below Ab.
- Eb is a fourth below Ab.
- D is a flat fifth below Ab.
- Db is a fifth below Ab.
- C is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below Ab. The 3rd is down a sharp fifth (minor sixth)? Confusing, right? The note C is down 8 half-steps from Ab, but up 4 half-steps from Ab:
3rd
CRoot
Ab1
2
3
The 9th
Finding Bb from Ab step by step:
- Start on: Ab
- Step 1: move up to A
- Step 2: Land on Bb
9th
BbRoot
Ab1
- A is a minor second above Ab.
- Bb is a major 2nd above Ab.
The Min 7th
Finding Gb from Ab step by step:
- Start on: Ab
- Step 1: move down to G
- Step 2: Land on Gb
Min 7th
GbRoot
Ab1
- G is a minor second below Ab.
- Gb is a major 2nd below Ab. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note Gb is down 2 half-steps from Ab, but up 10 half-steps from Ab:
Min 7th
GbRoot
Ab1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
The Root
Finding Ab from Ab step by step:
- Start on: Ab
- Step 1: move down to G
- Step 2: move down to Gb
- Step 3: move down to F
- Step 4: move down to E
- Step 5: move down to Eb
- Step 6: move down to D
- Step 7: move down to Db
- Step 8: move down to C
- Step 9: move down to Cb
- Step 10: move down to Bb
- Step 11: move down to A
- Step 12: Land on Ab
Root
AbRoot
Ab1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
- G is a minor second below Ab.
- Gb is a major 2nd below Ab.
- F is a minor third below Ab.
- E is a major third below Ab.
- Eb is a fourth below Ab.
- D is a flat fifth below Ab.
- Db is a fifth below Ab.
- C is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below Ab.
- Cb is a major sixth below Ab.
- Bb is a minor seventh below Ab.
- A is a major seventh below Ab.
- Ab is a octave below Ab. The root is down a octave? Confusing, right? The note Ab is down 12 half-steps from Ab, but up 0 half-steps from Ab: