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Abmadd9 Ukulele Chord

A minor chord with an added ninth but no seventh. An emotive, "cinematic" sound. Found in progressive rock, soundtracks and modern pop.

Ukulele

Strings 4–3–4–1

How to play the Abmadd9 chord on ukulele

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

Other names for the Abmadd9 chord

Other names: Ab minor added 9th

Music theory name: minor added ninth chord

Common name: Ab minor add9 chord

Notes and intervals in the Abmadd9 chord

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

All variations

Open
4–3–4–1
Open
3–3–4–2
Fret 11
13–11–11–13

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