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B minor ninth (Bm9) chord on guitar

Notes
BDF♯AC♯
Formula
1♭35♭79

How to play Bm9 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    Bm9 chord on guitar, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes B, D, F#, A, C#

  2. Shape 2 · fret 4 · barre

    Bm9 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 7, notes B, D, F#, A, C#

  3. Shape 3 · fret 7 · barre

    Bm9 chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 7, notes B, D, F#, A, C#

  4. Shape 4 · 1st position

    no 5th (F♯)

    Bm9 chord on guitar, shape 4: first position, with open strings, notes B, D, A, C#

  5. Shape 5 · fret 4 · barre

    Bm9 chord on guitar, shape 5: barre at fret 7, notes B, D, F#, A, C#

  6. Shape 6 · fret 7 · barre

    Bm9 chord on guitar, shape 6: barre at fret 7, notes B, D, F#, A, C#

Some shapes leave out: 5th (F♯). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (B). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Bm9 inversions on guitar

The same Bm9 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (D) in the bass1st inversion · Bm9/D

    B minor ninth, Bm9/D, x57677Bm9/D513244DAC♯F♯Bmetronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (D) in the bass1st inversion · Bm9/D

    B minor ninth, Bm9/D, 10-9-9-11-10-9Bm9/D921143DF♯BF♯AC♯metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (F♯) in the bass2nd inversion · Bm9/F#

    B minor ninth, Bm9/F#, 200422Bm9/F♯1423F♯ADBC♯F♯metronotuner.com

  4. 5th (F♯) in the bass2nd inversion · Bm9/F#

    B minor ninth, Bm9/F#, x-9-9-6-10-10Bm9/F♯62314F♯BC♯ADmetronotuner.com

  5. 7th (A) in the bass3rd inversion · Bm9/A

    B minor ninth, Bm9/A, x00422Bm9/A31ADBC♯F♯metronotuner.com

  6. 7th (A) in the bass3rd inversion · Bm9/A

    B minor ninth, Bm9/A, 547777Bm9/A42144AC♯ADF♯Bmetronotuner.com

Jazz voicings

About the minor ninth chord

A minor chord with a seventh and a ninth: velvety and modern. Common in neo-soul, R&B, jazz and bossa, as a ii chord or as a "vamp" chord that keeps cycling while the melody wanders.

Notes and intervals of Bm9

Bm9 (B minor ninth) is built from 5 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • B · 1 · root
  • D · ♭3 · minor third
  • F♯ · 5 · perfect fifth
  • A · ♭7 · minor seventh
  • C♯ · 9 · ninth

Other B chords

Minor ninth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Bm9 chord on guitar?

Bm9 (B minor ninth) has 6 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Bm9?

The notes of Bm9 are B, D, F♯, A, C♯. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9: root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, ninth.

What does Bm9 mean?

Bm9 is the chord symbol for B minor ninth. A minor chord with a seventh and a ninth: velvety and modern. Common in neo-soul, R&B, jazz and bossa, as a ii chord or as a "vamp" chord that keeps cycling while the melody wanders.

Can I play Bm9 on other instruments?

Yes. Bm9 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Bm9 on other instruments

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