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Fm9/Ab Piano Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand F3 · Eb4 fingers 5–1
Right hand Ab4 · G5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Fm9/Ab chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play F3 and Eb4 with the left hand and Ab4 and G5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth C can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

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

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