Ab7(b9)
Ab7(b9)
Ab 7(b9)
Advanced
Major
Altered
7b9 chord - dominant with flat 9
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
Ab
RootC
Major 3rdEb
Perfect 5thGb
Minor 7thA
Minor 9thInterval Details
Ab
Root
C
Major 3rd
Eb
Perfect 5th
Gb
Minor 7th
A
Minor 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9m
Sound Character
Timbre
Bright, stable
Emotion
Happy, optimistic, strong
Suitable Genres
Pop, Rock, Country, Classical
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
Ab - C - Eb - Gb - A
Bass: AbInversion 1
C - Eb - Gb - A - Ab
Bass: CInversion 2
Eb - Gb - A - Ab - C
Bass: EbInversion 3
Gb - A - Ab - C - Eb
Bass: GbInversion 4
A - Ab - C - Eb - Gb
Bass: ACompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Ab7(b9) chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Ab7(b9)
Ab13b9
Ab7b9b13
Ab7b9#11
Ab13b9#11
Ab7b9b13#11
Ab7b9#9
Simplified
Ab5
Ab7no5
AbM
Ab7
Abalt7
AbMaddb9
Alternate Symbols
Ab7b9
Tags
altered
dominant
Piano
Voicing 1 / 2
Guitar
No guitar chord found for Ab7(b9)
Ukulele
No ukulele chord found for Ab7(b9)