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Abaug9 Ukulele Chord

A rich chord extending aug7 with a ninth. Found in jazz and funk. On guitar, the perfect fifth is commonly omitted as it is replaced by the augmented fifth.

Ukulele

Strings 3–4–2–3

How to play the Abaug9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 3–4–2–3 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 4 · pinky
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Other names for the Abaug9 chord

Other names: Ab augmented 9th, Ab+9

Music theory name: augmented ninth chord

Common name: Ab augmented ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Abaug9 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
E Augmented 5th
Gb Minor 7th
Bb Major 9th

All variations

Open
3–4–2–3
Fret 5
5–6–6–7
Fret 8
9–10–8–9
Fret 11
11–12–12–13

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys