How to Play Piano Chord: A♭ dominant 9 — root | PianoKitty

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A♭9

root position

A♭ dominant 9

root position

Notes

A♭, C, E♭, G♭, B♭

Parent major scale: G♯

The notes of the G♯ major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	G♯	root
2	A♯	second
3	C	third
4	C♯	fourth
5	D♯	fifth
6	F	sixth
7	G	seventh
8	G♯	octave
9	A♯	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

dominant 9 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9

root	A♭
third	C
fifth	E♭
flat seventh	G♭
ninth	B♭

Similar chords

A♭ dominant 7 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
G♯ minor 9 with flattened third
A♭ dominant 9 flat 5 with flattened fifth
A♭ major 9 with raised seventh
A♭ six-nine with flattened seventh

Upper structures

A♭ major + G♯m (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

D♯ minor G♯ · F♯

D♯–F♯–A♯ = 5, ♭7, 9 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the dominant 9 chords Practice all inversions of A♭9

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