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Bmmaj9 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 C#4 · C5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Bmmaj9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb2 and A3 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 Bmmaj9 chord

Other names: B minor major 9th

Music theory name: minor major ninth chord

Common name: B minor major ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Bmmaj9 chord

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

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