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B♭ minor major ninth · Frets 6–8
B♭m(maj9) guitar chord
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B♭ major ninth · Open position
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B♭ major ninth sharp eleven · Open position
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B♭ major ninth sharp five · Open position
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How to play B♭m(maj9) on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the low E to the B at the 6th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 8th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 7th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 8th fret.
From the low E string 6 8 7 6 6 8 (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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B♭m(maj9) on other instruments
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