5-string bass · Standard
B♭ major ninth · Frets 5–7
B♭maj9 5-string bass chord
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How to play B♭maj9 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the E string at the 6th fret, your index finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 7th fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the B string.
From the B string x 6 5 7 5 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭maj9?
B♭maj9, B♭ major ninth, is B♭, D, F, A and C: the root (B♭), the major third (D), the perfect fifth (F), the major seventh (A) and the ninth (C). Its formula is 1 3 5 7 9.
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