# 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 G♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd inversion of A♭ minor 9.

Source: https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/g-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: 27

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 2 1 1 1 0 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/g-flat/211102)
- Shape 2: 2 2 4 3 4 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/g-flat/224344)
- Shape 3: -1 9 8 8 9 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/g-flat/x98897)
- Shape 4: 14 13 13 13 12 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/g-flat/edddce)
- Shape 5: 14 13 13 13 0 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/g-flat/eddd0e)
- Shape 6: 2 1 1 1 0 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/g-flat/211104)
- Shape 7: 2 1 1 3 0 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/g-flat/211304)
- Shape 8: 2 2 1 3 0 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-minor-9/g-flat/221304)

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