Guitar arpeggio
Ab Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Guitar Arpeggio
Ab Dominant 7 Sharp 9 is a five-note arpeggio built from Ab, C, Eb, Gb, and B. It is also commonly called Ab Dominant Seven Sharp Nine, and Ab 7 Sharp 9. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- AbCEbGbB
- Formula
- 1 3 5 b7 #9
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 10 15
- Chord symbols
- Ab7#9
- Also called
- Ab Dominant Seven Sharp NineAb 7 Sharp 9
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent Ab root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the Ab root notes and connect the remaining dominant 7 sharp 9 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called Ab Dominant Seven Sharp Nine or Ab 7 Sharp 9.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with Ab Dominant 7 Sharp 9 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard