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Bmmaj9 Ukulele Chord

A rare, complex chord combining a minor mood with a bright major seventh and ninth. Found in jazz ballads. On guitar, the fifth is omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 2–1–1–3

How to play the Bmmaj9 chord on ukulele

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

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

All Variations

Open
2–1–1–3
Fret 4
5–5–5–4
Fret 3
6–5–5–3
Fret 6
6–9–8–8

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys