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Guitar chord · Minor Major 9th

Bm(maj9) chord (B Minor Major 9th)

Minor-major 7th with the 9th on top: a dark minor colour with a bright major 7th.

Notes BDF#A#C#
Formula 1 ♭3 5 7 9
Shapes 2 on this page

Bm(maj9) chord shapes

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

6th String Root 7 9 8 7 7 9
5th String Root x 2 0 3 2 x

Interactive chord diagram

Bm(maj9) 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 Bm(maj9)

These scales start on B and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bm(maj9) is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Bm(maj9) chord?
Bm(maj9) is B, D, F#, A#, C#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 7, 9 of B.
How do you play Bm(maj9) on guitar?
6th String Root: 7 9 8 7 7 9; 5th String Root: x 2 0 3 2 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bm(maj9)?
Scales on B that contain every note of Bm(maj9): B Harmonic Minor, B Melodic Minor, B Hungarian Minor, B Lydian b3, B Bebop Melodic Minor, B Bebop Harmonic Minor.

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