7-string bass · Standard
B♭ major ninth · Open position
B♭maj9 7-string bass chord
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How to play B♭maj9 on 7-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 3rd fret. Let the A, D, C and F strings ring open. Don’t play the B and E strings.
From the B string x x 0 0 3 0 0 (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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