A♭9 piano chord (A♭ dominant 9th)
A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭ – B♭
Formula 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9
A♭9 inversions
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Use them to move to the next chord with the smallest hand movement.
Root position A♭9
A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭ – B♭
1st inversion A♭9/C
C – E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – A♭
2nd inversion A♭9/E♭
E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – A♭ – C
3rd inversion A♭9/G♭
G♭ – B♭ – A♭ – C – E♭
4th inversion A♭9/B♭
B♭ – A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭
Other A♭ chords
A♭9 chord questions
What notes are in the A♭ dominant 9th chord?
A♭9 is A♭, C, E♭, G♭, B♭. Its formula is 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9, counted from the root A♭.
How do you play A♭9 on piano?
With the right hand in root position, play A♭–C–E♭–G♭–B♭ using all five fingers (1–5) (thumb on A♭). The full five-note shape spans more than an octave, so pianists usually play the root A♭ in the left hand and C–E♭–G♭–B♭ in the right.
What are the inversions of A♭9?
Root position: A♭–C–E♭–G♭–B♭; 1st inversion: C–E♭–G♭–B♭–A♭; 2nd inversion: E♭–G♭–B♭–A♭–C; 3rd inversion: G♭–B♭–A♭–C–E♭; 4th inversion: B♭–A♭–C–E♭–G♭.