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Bmadd9 Piano Chord

A minor chord with an added ninth but no seventh. An emotive, "cinematic" sound. Found in progressive rock, soundtracks and modern pop.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Bb2 · F3 fingers 5–1
Right hand C#4 · C5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Bmadd9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb2 and F3 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).

Notation for Bmadd9 chord

Other names: B minor added 9th

Music theory name: minor added ninth chord

Common name: B minor add9 chord

Intervals and tones in Bmadd9 chord

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

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Bmadd9

Titanic
SIMA
Jaký to je
Ewa Farna