Chords
Ab m69
Ab · Cb · Eb · F · Bb
Ab m69 (Abm69) is a minor chord of 5 notes: Ab · Cb · Eb · F · Bb.
Also written Ab-69
Ab m69
Ab · Cb · Eb · F · Bb
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Ab3 · Cb3 · Eb4 · F4 · Bb4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Cb3 · F3 · Ab3 · Eb4 · Bb4 | |
| Shell | Ab3 · Cb3 · F4 | |
| Rootless | Cb3 · F4 · Bb4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Ab m69 (Abm69) contains the notes Ab · Cb · Eb · F · Bb, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of Ab m69 puts a chord tone other than Ab in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales Ab m69 belongs to.
In which keys
Ab m69 is diatonic to 2 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
Ab m69 fits inside these scales, each built on Ab.
- Ab Major BluesAb · Bb · Cb · C · Eb · F
- Ab Melodic MinorAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G
- Ab DorianAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab Dorian #4Ab · Bb · Cb · D · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab Lydian DiminishedAb · Bb · Cb · D · Eb · F · G
- Ab Bebop MinorAb · Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab Minor Six DiminishedAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · F · G
Understanding the Ab m69 chord
Names and symbols
Abm69 is the chord symbol for Ab m69; it is also written Ab-69.
6add9, 6/9 and 69 all mean the sixth chord with an added ninth; the slash in 6/9 is not a bass note.
Ab m69 and G# m69 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. G# m69
Common questions
- What notes are in the Ab m69 chord?
- The Ab m69 chord contains the notes Ab · Cb · Eb · F · Bb: the root Ab with the intervals 1P, 3m, 5P, 6M, 9M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally Ab, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the Ab m69 chord?
- Measured from Ab, the Ab m69 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 5P, 6M, 9M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the Ab m69 chord?
- On guitar the most common Ab m69 shape is 411441, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Ab3 · Cb3 · Eb4 · F4 · Bb4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.