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Bbm9/Ab 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 Ab instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 4–1–3–1–1–1

How to play the Bbm9/Ab chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–1–3–1–1–1 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 4 · pinky
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the Bbm9/Ab chord

Other names: Bb minor 9th, Bbmin9, Bb-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: Bb minor ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bbm9/Ab chord

Note Interval
Bb Root
Db Minor 3rd
F Perfect 5th
Ab Minor 7th
C Major 9th

All variations

Open
4–1–3–1–1–1
Open
4–1–3–3–1–1
Fret 8
X–11–8–10–9–8
Open
4–1–3–1–1–X

More chords with Bb as the root

The same chord type in other keys