# A♭ minor 9 Guitar Chord

> The A♭ minor 9 minor 9 chord combines the minor 7th with a major ninth B♭, producing a lush, moody atmosphere. The added ninth B♭ softens the minor tonality with a dreamy, jazzy color, perfect for soulful ballads and expressive emotional landscapes. With B♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 4th inversion of A♭ minor 9.

Source: https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/b-flat

## Chord Facts

- Symbol: A♭min9
- Notes: A♭, C♭, E♭, G♭, B♭
- Intervals: 1 (A♭), ♭3 (C♭), 5 (E♭), ♭7 (G♭), 9 (B♭)
- Mood: smooth, soulful, mellow, deep
- Genres: Jazz, R&B, Soul, Neo-Soul
- Playable shapes: 20

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 1 1 1 0 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/b-flat/x11102)
- Shape 2: 6 6 4 4 4 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/b-flat/664444)
- Shape 3: 6 6 4 4 0 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/b-flat/664404)
- Shape 4: 6 6 6 8 7 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/b-flat/666877)
- Shape 5: -1 13 13 13 12 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/b-flat/xdddce)
- Shape 6: -1 13 13 13 0 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/b-flat/xddd0e)
- Shape 7: 6 6 4 3 0 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/b-flat/664304)
- Shape 8: 6 6 4 4 7 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/b-flat/664474)

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