# A♭ dominant 7th flat 9th Guitar Chord

> The A♭ dominant 7th flat 9th dominant 7th flat 9th chord adds a flat ninth B♭♭ to the dominant 7th, enhancing its dissonance and harmonic tension. This exotic, unresolved color is popular in jazz and classical cadences for creating dramatic resolutions. With C in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of A♭ dominant 7th flat 9th.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: A♭7♭9
- Notes: A♭, C, E♭, G♭, B♭♭
- Intervals: 1 (A♭), 3 (C), 5 (E♭), ♭7 (G♭), ♭9 (B♭♭)
- Mood: dissonant, dramatic, intense, dark
- Genres: Jazz, Flamenco, Gypsy Jazz, Latin
- Playable shapes: 4

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 3 4 2 4 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/x34244)
- Shape 2: 8 6 6 5 7 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/866575)
- Shape 3: 8 0 6 8 7 -1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/80687x)
- Shape 4: 8 0 -1 11 9 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/80xb9b)

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