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Bmaj9 Guitar Chord

A dreamy, lush sound. Popular in jazz, neo-soul and film music. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted to make room for the ninth and major seventh.

Guitar

Strings 2–2–1–3–2–X

How to play the Bmaj9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 2–2–1–3–2–X from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 2 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · pinky
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Muted

Other names for the Bmaj9 chord

Other names: B major 9th

Music theory name: major ninth chord

Common name: B major ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bmaj9 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D# Major 3rd
F# Perfect 5th
A# Major 7th
C# Major 9th

All variations

Open
2–2–1–3–2–X
Fret 4
X–X–4–6–4–6
Fret 6
7–6–8–6–7–X
Fret 8
X–X–9–8–11–9

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Bmaj9

If You Leave Me Now
Chicago