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Bbaug9 Ukulele Chord

A rich chord extending aug7 with a ninth. Found in jazz and funk. On guitar, the perfect fifth is commonly omitted as it is replaced by the augmented fifth.

Ukulele

Strings 1–2–2–3

How to play the Bbaug9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–2–2–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Other names for the Bbaug9 chord

Other names: Bb augmented 9th, Bb+9

Music theory name: augmented ninth chord

Common name: Bb augmented ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bbaug9 chord

Note Interval
Bb Root
D Major 3rd
F# Augmented 5th
Ab Minor 7th
C Major 9th

All variations

Open
1–2–2–3
Fret 4
5–6–4–5
Fret 7
7–8–8–9
Fret 10
11–12–10–11

More chords with Bb as the root

The same chord type in other keys