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Abm9/B Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop. On guitar, the fifth is commonly omitted to make room for the ninth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is B instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 7–6–6–8–7–6

How to play the Abm9/B chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 7–6–6–8–7–6 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 7 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 6 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 6 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 8 · pinky
2nd string (B) Fret 7 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 6 · index finger

Other names for the Abm9/B chord

Other names: Ab minor 9th, Abmin9, Ab-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: Ab minor ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Abm9/B chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
Cb Minor 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th
Gb Minor 7th
Bb Major 9th

All variations

Fret 6
7–6–6–8–7–6
Fret 6
7–X–6–8–7–6

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys