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B♭ Add 9 Chord (B♭add9)

Notes: B♭, D, F, C. Tap any diagram to hear it.

B♭add9
Notes
B♭DFC
Formula
1 – 3 – 5 – 9

B♭add9 on guitar

Open position · most common
x-1-0-3-1-1
Fret 6
x-x-8-7-6-8
Fret 10
x-13-10-10-11-10

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

B♭add9 on ukulele

Fret 1 · most common
3-2-1-3
Fret 5
5-5-6-5

B♭add9 on piano

Other B♭ chords

B♭B♭mB♭7B♭maj7B♭m7B♭sus2B♭sus4B♭dimB♭augB♭6B♭m6B♭9B♭7sus4B♭m7♭5B♭dim7

Add 9 chords in other keys

Cadd9C♯add9Dadd9E♭add9Eadd9Fadd9F♯add9Gadd9A♭add9Aadd9Badd9

About the B♭ Add 9 chord

Add9 chords put the ninth on top of a plain major chord, without the seventh, for a bright, shimmering sound loved in pop and rock. B♭add9 is built from the root (B♭), major third (D), perfect fifth (F), major ninth (C).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B♭ Add 9 chord?

The B♭add9 chord is made of B♭, D, F, C: the root, major third, perfect fifth, major ninth.

How do you play B♭add9 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-1-0-3-1-1, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string).

How do you play B♭add9 on piano?

Press B♭, D, F, C together. In root position the lowest note is B♭.