How to Play Piano Chord: A♭ dominant 7 flat 9 — 3rd inv | PianoKitty

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A♭7♭9

3rd inversion

A♭ dominant 7 flat 9

3rd inversion

Notes

G♭, A, A♭, C, E♭

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 7 flat 9 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♭9

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

Similar chords

A♭ dominant 7 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
G♯ minor 7 flat 9 with flattened third

Upper structures

A♭ major + G♯dim (notes overlap)

Practice the dominant 7 flat 9 chords Practice all inversions of A♭7♭9

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