Banjo · Standard
B minor major ninth · Frets 6–8
Bm(maj9) banjo chord
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How to play Bm(maj9) on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 6th fret and your ring finger on the high D string at the 8th fret. Let the low D and B strings ring open. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 0 6 0 8 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Bm(maj9)?
Bm(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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