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Bbmmaj9 Piano Chord

A rare, complex chord combining a minor mood with a bright major seventh and ninth. Found in jazz ballads.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Bb2 · A3 fingers 5–1
Right hand Db4 · C5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Bbmmaj9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb2 and A3 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 Bbmmaj9 chord

Other names: Bb minor major 9th

Music theory name: minor major ninth chord

Common name: Bb minor major ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bbmmaj9 chord

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

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