Piano chord
A♭ Add9 Chord
A♭add9 is an add9 chord built on A♭. It contains the notes A♭ – C – E♭ – B♭.
A♭add9
Also written: A♭add2, G♯add9
- A♭
- C
- E♭
- B♭
C
A♭
E♭
B♭
Notes in A♭add9
Count up from A♭ using the intervals below. The formula shows each note relative to the A♭ major scale.
| Notes | Intervals | Formula | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| A♭ | Root | 1 | 0 |
| C | Major 3rd | 3 | 4 |
| E♭ | Perfect 5th | 5 | 7 |
| B♭ | Major 9th | 9 | 14 |
How to play A♭add9 on piano
- Right hand: fingers 1–2–3–5 (thumb on A♭).
- Left hand: fingers 5–3–2–1, or play just the root in the left hand and the other notes in the right.
- Inversions keep your hand closer to the previous chord — see below.
About add9 chords
A major chord with the 9th added above — full and lush without the 7th's jazziness. A staple of modern pop and rock.
Sound: Lush & modern
Songs that use it
- Fast Car · Tracy ChapmanFolk
- Karma Police · RadioheadAlternative
- With or Without You · U2Rock
Keys that contain A♭add9
A♭add9 is built only from notes of these keys. The Roman numeral shows its role in each key.
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