What notes are in a Bbm9 chord?

Bbm9 is Bb, Db, F, Ab, C: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9 of Bb.

How do you play Bbm9 on guitar?

5th String Root Minor 9th: x 13 11 13 13 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Bbm9?

Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm9: Bb Minor, Bb Dorian, Bb Ukrainian Dorian, Bb Bebop Dorian, Bb Bebop Harmonic Minor.

Guitar chord · Minor 9th

Bbm9 chord (Bb Minor 9th)

Deep, atmospheric, melancholic jazz/R&B minor 9th voicing.

Notes BbDbFAbC

Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9

Shapes 1 on this page

Bbm9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Bb.

5th String Root Minor 9th x 13 11 13 13 x

Interactive chord diagram

Bbm9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Bbm9

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbm9 is the chord of the moment.

Bb Minor Bb Dorian Bb Ukrainian Dorian Bb Bebop Dorian Bb Bebop Harmonic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbm9 chord?: Bbm9 is Bb, Db, F, Ab, C: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9 of Bb.
How do you play Bbm9 on guitar?: 5th String Root Minor 9th: x 13 11 13 13 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbm9?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm9: Bb Minor, Bb Dorian, Bb Ukrainian Dorian, Bb Bebop Dorian, Bb Bebop Harmonic Minor.

Minor 9th chords in every key

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 Ebm9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 Abm9 Am9 Bbm9 Bm9