B Minor 9th
Bm9
Notes
B · D · F♯ · A · C♯
Intervals
- RootB (1P)
- Minor 3rdD (3m)
- Perfect 5thF♯ (5P)
- Minor 7thA (7m)
- Major 9thC♯ (9M)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Rootless voicings (A / B form) (4)
About
The Bm9 minor ninth (B–D–F♯–A–C♯) extends a minor 7 with a ninth. The C♯ sits above the A and adds an expressive, singing quality. The essential tones are the D (minor identity), A (seventh extension), and C♯ (defining color); the 5th can be dropped to keep voicings clear. m9 chords appear frequently in jazz, neo-soul, and ambient styles as tonic or pre-dominant harmony — for example as ii in a major ii–V–I (Bm9 → E9 → AMaj9). Compared to Bm7, the added 9th gives more emotional dimension without increasing tension.
Chord diagrams
B Minor 9th voicing charts — tap a sheet to open it full size to save or print.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- B Dorian (I)
- B Natural Minor (I)
- A Major (II)
- A Mixolydian (II)
- A♭ Locrian (III)
- D Lydian (VI)
- D Major (VI)
- D♭ Locrian (VII)
- D♭ Phrygian (VII)
- E Dorian (V)
- E Mixolydian (V)
- F♯ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- F♯ Natural Minor (IV)
- F♯ Phrygian (IV)
- G Lydian (III)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.