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Bm9/C# 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 C#4 · C5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Bm9/C# chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb2 and Ab3 with the left hand and C#4 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.

Notation for Bm9/C# chord

Other names: B minor 9th, B min9, B-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: B minor ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Bm9/C# chord

Note Interval
B Root
C# Minor 3rd
F Perfect 5th
Ab Minor 7th
C Major 9th

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