Bmaj9 chord

Bmaj9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Bmaj9 is usually played as one of the movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard. Since all the chord notes, except the root, are absent among the open strings in standard tuning, there are no simple fingerings in open positions.

Chord structure

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.

Chord name

Bmaj9 is an abbreviation for B major ninth. A less common abbreviation is BM9. A third system is the triangle (delta) symbol: B9.

Notes

The notes that the Bmaj9 chord consists of are B, D#, F#, A# and C#.

Try it in a chord progression

Emaj7 - Bmaj9 - F#6

Inversions

1st inversion: Bmaj9/D# (means that D# is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Bmaj9/F# (means that F# is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Bmaj9/A# (means that A# is the bass note).
4th inversion: Bmaj9/C# (means that C# is the bass note).

Omissions

Bmaj9(no3) is an B major 9th with no third (D#).
Bmaj9(no5) is a B major 9th with no fifth (F#).


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