Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

BM7(add9)B Major 7th Added 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
Atone
Ctone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F · A · C

How to play it

BM7(add9) fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Major 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 8 9 11) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
B Major 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 8 11 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

BM7(add9) guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Major 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 8 9 11) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
B Major 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 8 11 9) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
Sound

How BM7(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
lushserenesophisticated
Genres
jazzr&bsoul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2
Same notes asBM9
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BM7(add9) in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble COpen D

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