Bmaj9 8-string bass chord

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8-string bass · Standard

B major ninth · Frets 6–8

F♯BEADGCF6R37359noteBD♯A♯D♯F♯C♯roleR37359fret768868frets 6–8C0C1C2C3C4C5
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How to play Bmaj9 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the A to the C at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the E string at the 7th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 8th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 8th fret and your little finger on the F string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the F♯ and B strings.

From the F♯ string x x 7 6 8 8 6 8 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Bmaj9?

Bmaj9, 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.

Bmaj9 on other instruments

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