B♭ added 9th (B♭add9)
B♭Root
DMaj 3
FPerf 5
C9
Modern and open. Major triad with added 9th, no 7th. Popular in pop, rock, and ambient music.
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How to play it
B♭add9
B♭ added 9th, Open
- Bass
- B♭, the root
- Root
- B♭
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- B♭Root
- DM3
- FP5
- C9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy an added 9th chord sounds the way it does
B♭+4 fretsD+3 fretsF+7 fretsC
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More B♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of B♭
What B♭add9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B♭ major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
B♭add9
B♭ added 9th, Open
- Bass
- B♭, the root
- Root
- B♭
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- B♭Root
- DM3
- FP5
- C9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More B♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of B♭
What B♭add9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B♭ major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root