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Fig. 1 · Bm9 on the keyboard

piano chord

Bm9

B1D♭3F♯5A♭7C♯9

A minor seventh with a ninth on top.

on guitaron ukulelethe scale

What is true of it

Bm9 is B, D, F♯, A and C♯ — 1, b3, 5, b7 and 9 counted from B.

On an instrument that cannot reach all 5, the 5 and 1 go first, in that order.

B in other shapes

Badd9added ninthB9dominant ninthBmaj9major ninthBmajorBmminorBdimdiminished

Cm9C♯m9D♭m9Dm9D♯m9E♭m9Em9Fm9all 374