Bm9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (B Minor Ninth)

How to play Bm9

Find B just below middle C. That is the root.
Add D, F#, A and C# above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands. Left hand: play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

Notes

Broot

Db3 · minor third

F#5 · perfect fifth

Ab7 · minor seventh

C#9 · ninth

Notes and theory

Broot

Db3 · minor third

F#5 · perfect fifth

Ab7 · minor seventh

C#9 · ninth

The minor ninth extends a minor seventh with a ninth: lush and smooth, a neo-soul and jazz staple. The formula is 1 b3 5 b7 9.

Bm9 on guitar Bm9 on ukulele

More B chords

All B piano chords

Bmajor Bmminor B7dominant seventh Bm7minor seventh Bmaj7major seventh Bsus4suspended fourth Bsus2suspended second Bdimdiminished Baugaugmented B6major sixth B9dominant ninth Badd9added ninth Bm7b5half-diminished Bdim7diminished seventh B7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth B5power chord Bm6minor sixth Bmaj9major ninth

minor ninth chords in every key

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

Questions

What notes are in the Bm9 chord?

Bm9 (B minor ninth) is made of five notes: B (root), D (minor third), F# (perfect fifth), A (minor seventh) and C# (ninth).

How do you play Bm9 on piano?

Play B, D, F#, A and C# together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands; with the left hand use play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

What does a minor ninth chord sound like?

The minor ninth extends a minor seventh with a ninth: lush and smooth, a neo-soul and jazz staple.