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Ab9 Ukulele Chord

A full, rich sound. A staple chord of funk and R&B music. Automatically includes the seventh — if you don't want it, use add9. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 3–3–2–3

How to play the Ab9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 3–3–2–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 3 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · pinky

Other names for the Ab9 chord

Other names: Ab dominant 9th, Ab 9th

Music theory name: dominant ninth chord

Common name: Ab ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Ab9 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th
Gb Minor 7th
Bb Major 9th

All variations

Open
3–3–2–3
Fret 5
5–6–6–6
Fret 8
8–10–8–9
Fret 11
11–12–11–13

Songs using Ab9