B♭ major 9th (B♭maj9)
B♭Root
DMaj 3
FPerf 5
AMaj 7
C9
Lush and dreamy. Major 7 with added 9th. Creates a sophisticated, airy sound in jazz and bossa nova.
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How to play it
B♭maj9/F
B♭ major 9th, Open
- Bass
- F, the 5th
- Root
- B♭
- Strings
- E A D G B · open
- B♭Root
- DM3
- FP5
- AM7
- C9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a major 9th chord sounds the way it does
B♭+4 fretsD+3 fretsF+4 fretsA+3 fretsC
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More B♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of B♭
What B♭maj9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B♭ major
Other maj9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
B♭maj9/F
B♭ major 9th, Open
- Bass
- F, the 5th
- Root
- B♭
- Strings
- E A D G B · open
- B♭Root
- DM3
- FP5
- AM7
- C9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More B♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of B♭
What B♭maj9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B♭ major
Other maj9 chords
Same quality, every root