Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

Bm9(add2)B Minor 9th Added 2nd

A♯Root
Ctone
C♯tone
Ftone
G♯tone
Ctone

Formula 7 · ♭2 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2  ·  Notes A♯ · C · C♯ · F · G♯ · C

How to play it

Bm9(add2) fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3, 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 Minor 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (8 8 6 8 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
B Minor 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (8 8 6 9 8) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

Bm9(add2) 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 Minor 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (8 8 6 8 9) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
B Minor 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (8 8 6 9 8) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How Bm9(add2) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
densemodern
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C · C♯ · F · G♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭2 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2
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Bm9(add2) in other tunings:

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