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Fm9/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 4–3–3–5–4–3

How to play the Fm9/Ab chord on guitar

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

Notation for Fm9/Ab chord

Other names: F minor 9th, F min9, F-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: F minor ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Fm9/Ab chord

Note Interval
F Root
Ab Minor 3rd
C Perfect 5th
Eb Minor 7th
G Major 9th

All Variations

Fret 3
4–3–3–5–4–3
Fret 3
4–X–3–5–4–3

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys