A♭add9 chord on piano
Ab added 9th: A♭ · C · E♭ · B♭. It sounds shimmer on top of a plain major: the film-score and ballad favourite.
NotesA♭ C E♭ B♭
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 9th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: A♭ — finger 1 · C — finger 2 · E♭ — finger 3 · B♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootA♭ – C – E♭ – B♭
- 1stC – E♭ – B♭ – A♭
- 2ndE♭ – B♭ – A♭ – C
- 3rdB♭ – A♭ – C – E♭