Voicing of Ab Dominant 9

Rooted Guide Tones II

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Ab2Gb3C4
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Rooted Guide Tones

The Rooted Guide Tones II voicing of Ab9 stacks Ab, Gb and C from the bottom up: the root, minor 7th and major 3rd of the chord.

It's one of the Rooted Guide Tones voicings: the root, 3rd and 7th in the left hand, as bebop pianists comped. The other for Ab9 is Rooted Guide Tones I.