B♭add9
Add 9 · B♭ – D – F – C
- B♭R
- D3
- F5
- C9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the B♭add9 chord
The B♭add9 chord (add 9) is made up of 4 notes — B♭ is the root, D the major third, F the perfect fifth and C the ninth. A major triad simply gains a ninth on top — there is no seventh, so it stays bright and clear.
On guitar, B♭add9 chords sit higher up the neck: 633336, around the 3rd fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Add-nine chords stack a ninth on a plain triad for a bright, modern shimmer without a seventh.
Common questions
- What notes are in the B♭add9 chord?
- The B♭add9 chord contains the notes B♭, D, F and C.
- How do you play B♭add9 on guitar?
- A common shape is 633336. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the B♭add9 chord?
- The B♭add9 chord is built from the root (B♭), a major third (D), a perfect fifth (F) and a ninth (C).
- Is B♭add9 the same as A♯add9?
- Yes — B♭ and A♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so B♭add9 and A♯add9 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it B♭add9.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open B♭add9 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.