How to Play Piano Chord: B minor 9 — root | PianoKitty

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Bm9

root position

B minor 9

root position

Notes

B, D, F♯, A, C♯

Parent major scale: B

The notes of the B major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	B	root
2	C♯	second
3	D♯	third
4	E	fourth
5	F♯	fifth
6	G♯	sixth
7	A♯	seventh
8	B	octave
9	C♯	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

minor 9 chord pattern

1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9

root	B
flat third	D
fifth	F♯
flat seventh	A
ninth	C♯

Similar chords

B minor 7 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
B dominant 9 with raised third
B half-diminished 9 with flattened fifth
B minor-major 9 with raised seventh
B minor six-nine with flattened seventh

Upper structures

B minor + Bm (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

F♯ minor B · A

F♯–A–C♯ = 5, ♭7, 9 · left hand: root + ♭7
D major B · A

D–F♯–A = ♭3, 5, ♭7 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the minor 9 chords Practice all inversions of Bm9

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