How to play Bbm9: a minor 9th built on Bb, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is one possible voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to Bb. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | Bb | Db | Ab | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | b3 | b7 | 9 |
Bbm9 is a minor 9th with Bb as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Bb, Db, F, Ab, C. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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