Bbmaj9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
All chords More Bb chordsBbmaj9 is equivalent to A sharp major 9th. It's usually played as one of two movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard, or played in open positions.
The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth, major seventh and major ninth intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.
Bbmaj9 is an abbreviation for B flat major ninth. A less common abbreviation is BbM9. A third system is the triangle (delta) symbol: Bb△9.
The notes that the Bbmaj9 chord consists of are Bb, D, F, A and C.
Ebmaj7 - Bbmaj9 - F6
1st inversion: Bbmaj9/D (means that D is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Bbmaj9/F (means that F is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Bbmaj9/A (means that A is the bass note).
4th inversion: Bbmaj9/C (means that C is the bass note).
Bbmaj9(no5) is an Bb major 9th with no fifth (F).