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Abm9 Ukulele Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop. On guitar, the fifth is commonly omitted to make room for the ninth.

Ukulele

Strings 4–3–2–1

How to play the Abm9 chord on ukulele

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

Other names for the Abm9 chord

Other names: Ab minor 9th, Abmin9, Ab-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: Ab minor ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Abm9 chord

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

All variations

Open
4–3–2–1
Open
3–3–2–2
Fret 4
4–6–6–6
Fret 7
8–10–7–9

Songs using Abm9