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Bm9/D Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand B2 · A3 fingers 5–1
Right hand D4 · C#5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Bm9/D chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play B2 and A3 with the left hand and D4 and C#5 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 Bm9/D chord

Other names: B minor 9th, Bmin9, B-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: B minor ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bm9/D chord

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

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