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Bbm9/Ab Piano Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Bb2 · Ab3 fingers 5–1
Right hand Db4 · C5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Bbm9/Ab chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb2 and Ab3 with the left hand and Db4 and C5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth F can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Other names for the Bbm9/Ab chord

Other names: Bb minor 9th, Bbmin9, Bb-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: Bb minor ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bbm9/Ab chord

Note Interval
Bb Root
Db Minor 3rd
F Perfect 5th
Ab Minor 7th
C Major 9th

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