Bbadd9 Chord on Guitar: How To Play the Bb Major Ninth Added chord

Bb add9 guitar chord shapes

Welcome to our tutorial on the Bb add9 chord, a beautiful sounding chord that belongs to the Major Chords family. This chord is composed of the notes Bb, D, F, and C, and is built using the music intervals of 1 (Root), 3 (Major Third), 5 (Perfect Fifth), and 9 (Major Ninth).

Understanding the theory behind chord construction can greatly enhance your ability to play and create music on the guitar. If you're new to this concept, we recommend checking out our comprehensive tutorial on building chords by stacking intervals.

In this tutorial, we will provide you with chord diagrams and fretboard patterns that clearly show the tones composing the Bb add9 chord. This will not only help you in mastering this particular chord, but will also deepen your understanding of fretboard intervals and how chords are denoted depending on the intervals that compose them.

Adding the 9th interval to a chord can create a rich, complex sound that is often used in various music genres. If you're interested in exploring more about these types of chords, our tutorial on ninth (9) guitar chords is a great resource.

The Bb add9 chord can be used in a variety of common chord progressions. To learn more about how to put chords together to create songs, check out our tutorial on the most common chord progressions.

We hope this tutorial helps you in your journey to becoming a more knowledgeable and versatile guitarist. Keep practicing, and happy strumming!

Notes that compose the Bb add9 chord:

BbDFC

Tones of the Major Ninth Added chord:

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

How To Play The Bbadd9 chord on guitar

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C add9 | D add9 | E add9 | F add9 | G add9 | A add9 | B add9 | C#add9 | D#add9 | F#add9 | G#add9 | A#add9 | Abadd9 | Bbadd9 | Dbadd9 | Ebadd9 | Gbadd9

Fretboard map of Bb add9 chord tones

This fretboard map shows you the tones in the chord all along the neck. You can play this chord by choosing some of the chord tones.

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