Chords
Ab mMaj9b6
Ab · Cb · Eb · Fb · G · Bb
Ab mMaj9b6 (AbmMaj9b6) is a minor chord of 6 notes: Ab · Cb · Eb · Fb · G · Bb.
Ab mMaj9b6
Ab · Cb · Eb · Fb · G · Bb
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Ab3 · Cb3 · Eb4 · Fb4 · G4 · Bb4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Cb3 · G3 · Ab3 · Eb4 · Fb4 · Bb4 | |
| Shell | Ab3 · Cb3 · G4 | |
| Rootless | Cb3 · Fb4 · G4 · Bb4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Ab mMaj9b6 (AbmMaj9b6) contains the notes Ab · Cb · Eb · Fb · G · 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 mMaj9b6 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 mMaj9b6 belongs to.
In which keys
Ab mMaj9b6 is diatonic to 1 key; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
- G# minoriMaj9b6Tonic
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
Ab mMaj9b6 fits inside these scales, each built on Ab.
- Ab Harmonic MinorAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · G
- Ab Hungarian MinorAb · Bb · Cb · D · Eb · Fb · G
- Ab Minor BebopAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · G
- Ab Minor Six DiminishedAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · F · G
- Ab Messiaen's Mode #3Ab · Bb · Cb · C · D · Eb · Fb · Gb · G
Understanding the Ab mMaj9b6 chord
Names and symbols
AbmMaj9b6 is the chord symbol for Ab mMaj9b6.
mMaj7, m/maj7, mΔ7, −Δ7 and mM7 all mean the minor-major seventh: a minor triad with a major seventh. Every spelling tries to say both qualities at once.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Ab mMaj9b6 chord?
- The Ab mMaj9b6 chord contains the notes Ab · Cb · Eb · Fb · G · Bb: the root Ab with the intervals 1P, 3m, 5P, 6m, 7M, 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 mMaj9b6 chord?
- Measured from Ab, the Ab mMaj9b6 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 5P, 6m, 7M, 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 mMaj9b6 chord?
- On guitar the most common Ab mMaj9b6 shape is 411000, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Ab3 · Cb3 · Eb4 · Fb4 · G4 · 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.