A♭7♭9/C

A♭7♭9/C is a A-flat dominant 7th flat 9th chord with C in the bass.

A♭7♭9/C guitar chord is also written as A♭dom7♭9/C or A♭7(♭9)/C.

Below are up to 8 popular shapes for the A♭7♭9/C guitar chord, with suggested finger positions on the fretboard.

How to play the A♭7♭9/C chord

String numbers run from the thinnest string (1st) to the thickest string (6th). Match each numbered finger to the diagrams.

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• Place your index finger (1) on the 2nd fret of the 3rd (G) string.
• Place your middle finger (2) on the 3rd fret of the 5th (A) string.
• Place your ring finger (3) on the 4th fret of the 4th (D) string.
• Place your little finger (4) on the 4th fret of the 1st (high E) string and 2nd (B) string in a barre.
• Do not play the 6th (low E) string.

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• Place your index finger (1) on the 5th fret of the 1st (high E) string and 3rd (G) string in a barre.
• Place your middle finger (2) on the 6th fret of the 4th (D) string and 5th (A) string in a barre.
• Place your ring finger (3) on the 7th fret of the 2nd (B) string.
• Place your little finger (4) on the 8th fret of the 6th (low E) string.

View A-flat dominant 7th flat 9th inversions and slash chords

A♭7♭9 - A♭7♭9/C - A♭7♭9/E♭ - A♭7♭9/G♭ - A♭7♭9/B♭♭

View dominant 7th flat 9th chord for guitar with other root notes

C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C♯ - D♯ - F♯ - G♯ - A♯ - D♭ - E♭ - G♭ - A♭ - B♭