B♭ minor major ninth · Frets 9–12
B♭m(maj9) 5-string bass chord
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How to play B♭m(maj9) on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the B string at the 11th fret, your index finger on the E string at the 9th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 12th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 10th fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 10th fret.
From the B string 11 9 12 10 10 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭m(maj9)?
B♭m(maj9), B♭ minor major ninth, is B♭, D♭, F, A and C: the root (B♭), the minor 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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