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Bm9 Ukulele Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop. On guitar, the fifth is commonly omitted to make room for the ninth.

Ukulele

Strings 2–2–2–4

How to play the Bm9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–2–2–4 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 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · ring finger

Other names for the Bm9 chord

Other names: B minor 9th, Bmin9, B-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: B minor ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bm9 chord

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

All variations

Open
2–2–2–4
Fret 4
7–6–5–4
Fret 5
6–6–5–5
Fret 7
7–9–9–9

Songs using Bm9