Standard
B minor added ninth · Frets 7–9
Bm(add9) guitar chord
What it is
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How to play Bm(add9) 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 7th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 9th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 9th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 9th fret.
From the low E string 7 9 9 7 7 9 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Bm(add9)
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the G string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 2 0 4 2 2
Bm(add9), the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5 strings
What notes are in Bm(add9)?
Bm(add9), B minor added ninth, is B, D, F♯ and C♯: the root (B), the minor third (D), the perfect fifth (F♯) and the ninth (C♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 9.
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Minor added ninth chords in every key
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Bm(add9) on other instruments
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