Bb Dominant Ninth Guitar Chord (Bb9) | Easy Ways to Play It

Bb 9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The intervals that compose the Bb Dominant Ninth chord are Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Major Ninth

Some books show this chord as:

  • Bb Dominant Ninth
  • Bb Dom9
  • Bb9

The Bb9 chord is composed of the notes Bb, D, F, Ab, and C

Notes that compose the Bb 9 chord:

BbDFAbC

Chord formula for the Dominant Ninth chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7
8
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

Fingerings for the Bb Dominant Ninth guitar chord

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Position 1
Movable

Bb 9 position 13 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
Movable

Bb 9 position 14 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
Open

Bb 9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
Movable

Bb 9 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 5
Movable

Bb 9 position 10 guitar chord diagram

Position 6
Movable

Bb 9 position 11 guitar chord diagram

Position 7
BarreOpen

Bb 9 position 15 guitar chord diagram

Position 8
BarreMovable

Bb 9 position 7 guitar chord diagram

Position 9
BarreMovable

Bb 9 position 8 guitar chord diagram

Position 10
BarreMovable

Bb 9 position 12 guitar chord diagram

Position 11
BarreOpen

Bb 9 position 16 guitar chord diagram

Position 12
BarreMovable

Bb 9 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 13
BarreMovable

Bb 9 position 4 guitar chord diagram

Position 14
BarreMovable

Bb 9 position 9 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 9 | D 9 | E 9 | F 9 | G 9 | A 9 | B 9 | C#9 | D#9 | F#9 | G#9 | A#9

How to build the Bb 9 chord on guitar

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below.

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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
13
14
15
5
b7
1
9
3
5
1
9
3
5
b7
1
9
3
5
b7
1
9
3
5
b7
1
9
3
5
b7
1
9
3
5
b7
1
9
3
5
b7
1
9
3
5