Piano chord · also written A♯m(add9)

B♭ Minor Add9 Piano Chord (B♭m(add9))

The B♭ Minor Add9 chord on piano is made of the notes B♭, D♭, F and C. Haunting and beautiful. A minor triad with an added 9th.

B♭ Minor Add9 chord on a piano keyboard: B♭, D♭, F, C C5C6 B♭ D♭ F C

B♭m(add9) B♭ – D♭ – F – C

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What notes are in B♭ Minor Add9?

4 notes, built 1 – ♭3 – 5 – 9 up from B♭.

Notes
B♭ – D♭ – F – C
Formula
1 – ♭3 – 5 – 9
Semitones from the root
0 – 3 – 7 – 14
Symbol
B♭m(add9)
Same keys as
A♯m(add9) (A♯ – C♯ – E♯ – B♯)
Chord type
Minor Add 9, 4 notes

How to play B♭ Minor Add9 on piano

B♭ Minor Add9 spans more than an octave, so it is usually split between the hands.

  • Left hand: B♭ and F (fingers 5 and 1).
  • Right hand: D♭, C (fingers 1 and 5).
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B♭ Minor Add9 inversions

Each inversion puts a different note of the chord in the bass. Written as a slash chord: B♭m(add9)/D♭, B♭m(add9)/F.

B♭ Minor Add9 root position on piano: B♭, D♭, F, C B♭ D♭ F C
Root position B♭m(add9) B♭ – D♭ – F – C
B♭ Minor Add9 1st inversion on piano: D♭, F, B♭, C D♭ F B♭ C
1st inversion B♭m(add9)/D♭ D♭ – F – B♭ – C RH 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 · LH 5 – 3 – 2 – 1
B♭ Minor Add9 2nd inversion on piano: F, B♭, C, D♭ F B♭ C D♭
2nd inversion B♭m(add9)/F F – B♭ – C – D♭ RH 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 · LH 5 – 3 – 2 – 1

Progressions with B♭ Minor Add9

Press play: the chords move across the keyboard as they sound, voiced so your hand barely moves.

Sad pop progression

in D♭ major

  1. vi(add9) B♭m(add9)
  2. IV F♯
  3. I D♭
  4. V A♭
Sad pop progression in D♭ major: B♭m(add9), F♯, D♭, A♭ B♭ D♭ F C

ii–V–I

in A♭ major

  1. ii(add9) B♭m(add9)
  2. V7 E♭7
  3. Imaj7 A♭maj7
ii–V–I in A♭ major: B♭m(add9), E♭7, A♭maj7 B♭ D♭ F C

Can you find B♭ Minor Add9?

Tap the notes on the keyboard, then check. Six chords, starting with this one.

1 / 6 Tap the notes of B♭ Minor Add9 (B♭m(add9))

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Any octave, any order. Each key you tap plays.

Practice keyboard: tap the notes of the chord

What key is B♭ Minor Add9 in?

The keys whose scale contains every note of B♭m(add9), with the chord’s Roman numeral in each.

Major keys

  • A♭ majorii(add9)
  • F♯ majoriii(add9)
  • D♭ majorvi(add9)

Minor keys

  • B♭ minori(add9)
  • F minoriv(add9)
  • E♭ minorv(add9)

B♭ Minor Add9 chord FAQ

What notes are in the B♭ Minor Add9 chord?

B♭ Minor Add9 (B♭m(add9)) has 4 notes: B♭, D♭, F and C. Its formula is 1 – ♭3 – 5 – 9, counted up from B♭.

How do you play B♭ Minor Add9 on the piano?

Spread it over two hands: the left hand plays B♭ and F (fingers 5 and 1), the right hand plays D♭, C (fingers 1 and 5).

Is B♭ Minor Add9 the same as A♯ Minor Add9?

On the piano, yes: A♯m(add9) (A♯, C♯, E♯, B♯) uses exactly the same keys as B♭m(add9) (B♭, D♭, F, C). Which name is used depends on the key of the piece; B♭m(add9) is the more common spelling.

What are the inversions of B♭ Minor Add9?

1st inversion: D♭, F, B♭, C (B♭m(add9)/D♭). 2nd inversion: F, B♭, C, D♭ (B♭m(add9)/F).

What key is B♭ Minor Add9 in?

B♭m(add9) belongs to A♭ major (ii(add9)), F♯ major (iii(add9)), D♭ major (vi(add9)), B♭ minor (i(add9)), F minor (iv(add9)) and E♭ minor (v(add9)).

Other B♭ chords

Minor Add 9 chords on every root

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