How to Play Piano Chord: A♭ six-nine — 1st inv | PianoKitty

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A♭6/9

1st inversion

A♭ six-nine

1st inversion

Notes

C, E♭, F, B♭, A♭

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)

six-nine chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 6, 9

root	A♭
third	C
fifth	E♭
sixth	F
ninth	B♭

Similar chords

A♭ major 6 with a perfect 4th added on top (5 semitones)
G♯ minor six-nine with flattened third
A♭ dominant 9 with raised seventh

Upper structures

A♭ major + G♯sus2 (notes overlap)

Practice the six-nine chords Practice all inversions of A♭6/9

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