Piano chord

B Minor Add9 Piano Chord (Bm(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♯

Bm(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
Bm(add9)
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: Bm(add9)/D, Bm(add9)/F♯.

B Minor Add9 root position on piano: B, D, F♯, C♯ B D F♯ C♯
Root position Bm(add9) B – D – F♯ – C♯
B Minor Add9 1st inversion on piano: D, F♯, B, C♯ D F♯ B C♯
1st inversion Bm(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 Bm(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) Bm(add9)
  2. IV G
  3. I D
  4. V A
Sad pop progression in D major: Bm(add9), G, D, A B D F♯ C♯

ii–V–I

in A major

  1. ii(add9) Bm(add9)
  2. V7 E7
  3. Imaj7 Amaj7
ii–V–I in A major: Bm(add9), E7, Amaj7 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 (Bm(add9))

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

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What key is B Minor Add9 in?

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

Major keys

  • A majorii(add9)
  • G 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 (Bm(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).

What are the inversions of B Minor Add9?

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

What key is B Minor Add9 in?

Bm(add9) belongs to A major (ii(add9)), G 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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