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Bbmaj9 Ukulele Chord

A dreamy, lush sound. Popular in jazz, neo-soul and film music. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted to make room for the ninth and major seventh.

Ukulele

Strings 2–2–1–3

How to play the Bbmaj9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–2–1–3 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 2 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Other names for the Bbmaj9 chord

Other names: Bb major 9th

Music theory name: major ninth chord

Common name: Bb major ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bbmaj9 chord

Note Interval
Bb Root
D Major 3rd
F Perfect 5th
A Major 7th
C Major 9th

All variations

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

More chords with Bb as the root

The same chord type in other keys