Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

BM9B Major 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
Atone
Ctone

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

How to play it

BM9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · 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 Major 9th guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 6 8 6) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

BM9 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 9th guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 6 8 6) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How BM9 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 asBM7(add9)
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More ways to play B Major 9th

Browse the rest of the B chords in this tuning, or open BM9 in the app for every voicing.

BM9 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble COpen D

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