A♭maj9

A♭maj9 is the ab major 9th chord, spelled A♭ – C – E♭ – G – B♭. the maj7 opened up with a ninth — wide, modern, and glassy; a staple of contemporary keys playing.

The keys
C4C5C6
A♭ – C – E♭ – G – B♭
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What's inside A♭maj9
NoteInterval from rootDegree
A♭Root1
CMajor 3rd3
E♭Perfect 5th5
GMajor 7th7
B♭Major 9th9
A working voicing

Split the chord between two hands the way working players do — a solid shell low down, the colour tones up top:

HandKeys
Left (shell)A♭2 – G3
Right (colour)C5 – B♭5
Where A♭maj9 lives

As the i chord

A♭maj9 → E → G♭ → A♭maj9

The minor home base: i–VI–VII pulls away and lands back home.

In a ii–V–i

B♭m7♭5 → E♭7 → A♭maj9

The minor two-five resolving into this chord as the destination.

Put A♭maj9 under your fingers

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More Ab chords
A♭ A♭m A♭dim A♭aug A♭sus2 A♭sus4 A♭6 A♭m6 A♭7 A♭maj7 A♭m7 A♭m7♭5 A♭dim7 A♭m(maj7) A♭9 A♭m9 A♭add9 A♭6/9 A♭m11 A♭13 A♭7♭9 A♭7♯9 A♭7♯5
Major 9th in every key
Cmaj9 C♯maj9 Dmaj9 E♭maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F♯maj9 Gmaj9 Amaj9 B♭maj9 Bmaj9
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