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Ammaj9 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 A2 · Ab3 fingers 5–1
Right hand C4 · B4 fingers 1–5

How to play the Ammaj9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play A2 and Ab3 with the left hand and C4 and B4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth E can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for Ammaj9 chord

Other names: A minor major 9th

Music theory name: minor major ninth chord

Common name: A minor major ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Ammaj9 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C Minor 3rd
E Perfect 5th
Ab Major 7th
H Major 9th

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