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B9 Ukulele Chord

A full, rich sound. A staple chord of funk and R&B music. Automatically includes the seventh — if you don't want it, use add9. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 1–2–1–3

How to play the B9 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for B9 chord

Other names: B dominant 9th, B 9th, B 9

Music theory name: dominant ninth chord

Common name: B ninth chord

Intervals and tones in B9 chord

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

All Variations

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

Songs using B9