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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

A♭7♯9

Ab dominant sharp ninth

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C
A♭
F♯
B
4 3 4 4 0 ×4 fingers
A♭
C
A♭
F♯
4 3 4 1 0 ×4 fingers
C
A♭
F♯
A♭
4 3 4 × 0 44 fingers

1st position

E♭
A♭
C
B
F♯
A♭
4 2 1 1 1 2barre · 4 fingers
E♭
A♭
C
F♯
B
F♯
2 2 1 1 1 2barre · 4 fingers
E♭
A♭
C
B
F♯
× 2 1 1 1 2barre · 3 fingers

2nd position

2fr
B
F♯
A♭
E♭
C
4 2 × 5 4 2barre · 4 fingers
2fr
B
F♯
A♭
F♯
C
4 2 4 5 × 2barre · 4 fingers
2fr
B
A♭
F♯
C
4 2 4 5 × ×4 fingers

3rd position

3fr
C
A♭
F♯
B
4 3 4 4 × ×4 fingers
3fr
C
A♭
F♯
C
4 3 4 5 0 ×4 fingers
3fr
C
F♯
A♭
C
× 3 4 5 0 44 fingers

4th position

4fr
A♭
F♯
E♭
C
E♭
B
4 6 4 5 4 7barre · 4 fingers
4fr
A♭
F♯
E♭
C
B
4 × 4 5 4 7barre · 3 fingers
4fr
F♯
E♭
A♭
C
E♭
B
7 6 4 5 4 4barre · 4 fingers

5th position

5fr
C
A♭
F♯
B
× × 6 5 7 74 fingers
5fr
C
A♭
B
F♯
7 × 6 5 7 ×4 fingers

8th position

8fr
C
E♭
C
F♯
B
A♭
8 9 9 8 9 8barre · 4 fingers
8fr
E♭
C
F♯
B
A♭
× 9 9 8 9 8barre · 4 fingers
8fr
C
E♭
F♯
B
A♭
8 9 9 8 9 ×barre · 4 fingers

10th position

10fr
C
A♭
F♯
E♭
× 11 10 11 0 114 fingers
10fr
C
A♭
F♯
B
× 11 10 11 12 ×4 fingers
10fr
C
A♭
F♯
× 11 10 11 0 ×3 fingers

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