B♭m9
Minor 9 · B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭ – C
- B♭R
- D♭m3
- F5
- A♭♭7
- C9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the B♭m9 chord
The B♭m9 chord (minor 9) is made up of 5 notes — B♭ is the root, D♭ the minor third, F the perfect fifth, A♭ the minor seventh and C the ninth. It extends a minor seventh chord with a ninth, deepening the smooth minor color.
On guitar, B♭m9 chords sit higher up the neck: 633664, around the 3rd fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor-ninth chords are deep and velvety, widely used in R&B, soul and jazz.
Common questions
- What notes are in the B♭m9 chord?
- The B♭m9 chord contains the notes B♭, D♭, F, A♭ and C.
- How do you play B♭m9 on guitar?
- A common shape is 633664. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the B♭m9 chord?
- The B♭m9 chord is built from the root (B♭), a minor third (D♭), a perfect fifth (F), a minor seventh (A♭) and a ninth (C).
- Is B♭m9 the same as A♯m9?
- Yes — B♭ and A♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so B♭m9 and A♯m9 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it B♭m9.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open B♭m9 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.