Ab7(#9)
Ab7(#9)
Ab 7(#9)
Advanced
Major
Altered
7#9 chord - the Hendrix chord
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
Ab
RootC
Major 3rdEb
Perfect 5thGb
Minor 7thB
Augmented 9thInterval Details
Ab
Root
C
Major 3rd
Eb
Perfect 5th
Gb
Minor 7th
B
Augmented 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9A
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 - B
Bass: AbInversion 1
C - Eb - Gb - B - Ab
Bass: CInversion 2
Eb - Gb - B - Ab - C
Bass: EbInversion 3
Gb - B - Ab - C - Eb
Bass: GbInversion 4
B - Ab - C - Eb - Gb
Bass: BCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Ab7(#9) chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Ab7(#9)
Ab13#9
Ab7#9b13
Ab7#9#11
Ab13#9#11
Ab7#9#11b13
Ab7b9#9
Simplified
Ab5
Ab7no5
AbM
Ab7
Abm
Abm7
Alternate Symbols
Ab7#9
Tags
altered
dominant
Piano
Guitar
No guitar chord found for Ab7(#9)
Ukulele
No ukulele chord found for Ab7(#9)