A♭add9 guitar chord
A flat add 9. Notes: A♭ C E♭ B♭. Also written G♯add9.01
HardEasy shape
E-shape · fret 4 · Full & movable
Root on the 6th string at fret 4. Set your first finger across fret 4 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E fret 4, finger 1 (A♭)
- A fret 6, finger 3 (E♭)
- D fret 8, finger 4 (B♭)
- G fret 5, finger 2 (C)
- B fret 4, finger 1 (E♭)
- High E fret 4, finger 1 (A♭)
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HardHarder shape
A-shape · fret 11 · Full & movable
Root on the 5th string at fret 11. Set your first finger across fret 11 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A fret 11, finger 1 (A♭)
- D fret 13, finger 2 (E♭)
- G fret 15, finger 4 (B♭)
- B fret 13, finger 3 (C)
- High E fret 11, finger 1 (E♭)
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