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

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Bm(maj9)

root position

B minor-major 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-major 9 chord pattern

1, ♭3, 5, 7, 9

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

Similar chords

B minor-major 7 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
B major 9 with raised third
B minor 9 with flattened seventh

Upper structures

B minor + B (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

F♯ major B · A♯

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

Practice the minor-major 9 chords Practice all inversions of Bm(maj9)

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