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B♭ major ninth · Frets 7–10
B♭maj9 banjo chord
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How to play B♭maj9 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the low D string at the 8th fret, your index finger on the G string at the 7th fret, your little finger on the B string at the 10th fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 10th fret. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 8 7 10 10 (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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