B♯ Major Ninth Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
B♯ Major 9th , B♯M9 , B♯maj9 , B♯Maj9 , B♯ma9 , B♯Δ9

Here you can learn how to play B♯ Major Ninth Chord on the Guitar. The B♯ Major Ninth Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. B♯ Major Ninth Chord contains the notes B♯, D, F, A, C (although F can be omitted). The B♯ Major Ninth Chord on Guitar is an Extended type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root B♯, the Third D, and the Fifth F), the Seventh A, and also includes the Ninth (Second) C from the octave above.

Below you will find B♯ Major Ninth Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the B♯ Major Ninth Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

B♯, D, F, A, C

Can be omitted: F

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
B♯1Tonic
D3Mediant
F5Dominant
A7Leading Tone
C9Supertonic

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
B♯ > B♯0Perfect Unison (P1)
B♯ > D4Major 3rd (M3)
B♯ > F7Perfect 5th (P5)
B♯ > A11Major 7th (M7)
B♯ > C14Major 9th (M9)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh

B♯ Major Ninth Open Chords

Open chord shapes for B♯ Major Ninth Chord with the root in the bass.

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B♯ Major Ninth Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for B♯ Major Ninth Chord with the root in the bass.

12
1
1
1
1
4
C Shape
2
1
2
3
4
A Shape
7
1
1
1
2
3
4
E Shape
9
1
2
3
4
D Shape

Music Theory

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