Root on A string
no fifthx-13-12-13-13-x
B♭9 chord on guitar
B♭9 is the B♭ dominant 9 chord. Its notes are B♭, D, F, A♭ and C. It is the same chord as A♯9. A dominant seventh with a ninth added. Try it in a blues turnaround.
How to play B♭9
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in B♭9
- B♭1
- D3
- F5
- A♭♭7
- C9
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9
- Also written
- B♭9
- Chord type
- Dominant 9
B♭9 notes across the neck
Every B♭, D, F, A♭ and C on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, B♭. Build your own shape from any nearby group.
Related chords
Other B♭ chords
B♭B♭mB♭7B♭maj7B♭m7B♭5B♭sus2B♭sus4B♭add9B♭6B♭m6B♭augB♭dimB♭dim7B♭m7♭5B♭9B♭maj9B♭m9B♭mmaj7B♭7♭5B♭7♯5B♭7♭9B♭7♯9
Other dominant 9 chords