A♭m9 piano chord (A♭ minor 9th)
A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭
Formula 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9
A♭m9 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♭m9
A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭
1st inversion A♭m9/C♭
C♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – A♭
2nd inversion A♭m9/E♭
E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – A♭ – C♭
3rd inversion A♭m9/G♭
G♭ – B♭ – A♭ – C♭ – E♭
4th inversion A♭m9/B♭
B♭ – A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – G♭
Other A♭ chords
A♭m9 chord questions
What notes are in the A♭ minor 9th chord?
A♭m9 is A♭, C♭, E♭, G♭, B♭. Its formula is 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9, counted from the root A♭.
How do you play A♭m9 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♭m9?
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♭.