B♭ minor 9th (B♭m9)
B♭Root
D♭min 3
FPerf 5
A♭min 7
C9
Smooth and sophisticated. Minor 7 with added 9th. Essential in jazz for mellow, rich harmonic color.
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How to play it
B♭m9
B♭ minor 9th, 3fr
- Bass
- B♭, the root
- Root
- B♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · 3rd fret
- B♭Root
- D♭m3
- FP5
- A♭m7
- C9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a minor 9th chord sounds the way it does
B♭+3 fretsD♭+4 fretsF+3 fretsA♭+4 fretsC
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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How to play it
B♭m9
B♭ minor 9th, 3fr
- Bass
- B♭, the root
- Root
- B♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · 3rd fret
- B♭Root
- D♭m3
- FP5
- A♭m7
- C9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04