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Abmmaj9 Piano Chord

A rare, complex chord combining a minor mood with a bright major seventh and ninth. Found in jazz ballads.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Ab2 · G3 fingers 5–1
Right hand Cb4 · Bb4 fingers 1–5

How to play the Abmmaj9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Ab2 and G3 with the left hand and Cb4 and Bb4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth Eb can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Other names for the Abmmaj9 chord

Other names: Ab minor major 9th

Music theory name: minor major ninth chord

Common name: Ab minor major ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Abmmaj9 chord

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

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