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B flat minor ninth (Bbm9) chord on ukulele

Notes
B♭D♭FA♭C
Formula
1♭35♭79

How to play Bbm9 on ukulele

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    no 5th (F)

    Bbm9 chord on ukulele, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes Bb, Db, Ab, C

  2. Shape 2 · fret 4

    no 5th (F)

    Bbm9 chord on ukulele, shape 2: from fret 4, notes Bb, Db, Ab, C

  3. Shape 3 · fret 1

    no 5th (F)

    Bbm9 chord on ukulele, shape 3: from fret 1, notes Bb, Db, Ab, C

  4. Shape 4 · fret 1

    no 5th (F)

    Bbm9 chord on ukulele, shape 4: from fret 1, notes Bb, Db, Ab, C

The Bbm9 has 5 notes, and on ukulele only 4 fit at a time. The shapes on this page leave out: 5th (F). That is standard practice: the 5th goes first (it barely changes the sound) and, if a string is still missing, the root, which the bass player usually covers.

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 flat).

Bbm9 inversions on ukulele

The same Bbm9 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 · Bbm9/Db

    B flat minor ninth, Bbm9/Db, 3143B♭m9/D♭2143B♭D♭A♭Cmetronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (D♭) in the bass1st inversion · Bbm9/Db

    B flat minor ninth, Bbm9/Db, 5141B♭m9/D♭4132CD♭A♭B♭metronotuner.com

  3. 7th (A♭) in the bass3rd inversion · Bbm9/Ab

    B flat minor ninth, Bbm9/Ab, 5864B♭m9/A♭42431CA♭B♭D♭metronotuner.com

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 Bbm9

Bbm9 (B flat 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 flat chords

Minor ninth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Bbm9 chord on ukulele?

Bbm9 (B flat minor ninth) has 4 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 Bbm9?

The notes of Bbm9 are B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9: root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, ninth.

What does Bbm9 mean?

Bbm9 is the chord symbol for B flat 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 Bbm9 on other instruments?

Yes. Bbm9 also has a page on guitar, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Bbm9 on other instruments

All ukulele chords