B minor 9th (Bm9)
BRoot
Dmin 3
F♯Perf 5
Amin 7
C♯9
Smooth and sophisticated. Minor 7 with added 9th. Essential in jazz for mellow, rich harmonic color.
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How to play it
Bm9
B minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- B, the root
- Root
- B
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- BRoot
- Dm3
- F♯P5
- Am7
- C♯9
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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Where to go next
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How to play it
Bm9
B minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- B, the root
- Root
- B
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- BRoot
- Dm3
- F♯P5
- Am7
- C♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04