Bb minor 9th chord
Bbm9 chord for piano with keyboard diagram.
Explanation: The Bb minor ninth is a five note chord. For practical reasons the chord is normally played with omitted notes and/or inverted. The chord is often abbreviated as Bbm9.
Omissions: Bbm9(no3): Bb - F - Ab - C; Bbm9(no5): Bb - Db - Ab - C.
Theory: The Bbm9 chord is constructed with a root, a minor third, a perfect fifth, a minor seventh and a major ninth.
Bbm9
![Bbm9 chord diagram](images/b_flat_m9.png)
Notes: Bb - Db - F - Ab - C
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![Bbm9/Ab chord diagram](images/b_flat_m9_a_flat.png)
One of many possible inversions (Bbm9/Ab)
![Bbm9 chord diagram](images/b_flat_m9.png)
Notes: Bb - Db (left hand) F - Ab - C (right hand)
Two-hand voicing
Bbm9 inversions and voicings
![Bbm9/Ab chord diagram](images/b_flat_m9_a_flat.png)
One of many possible inversions (Bbm9/Ab)
![Bbm9 chord diagram](images/b_flat_m9.png)
Notes: Bb - Db (left hand) F - Ab - C (right hand)
Two-hand voicing