BbM9 Piano Chord
BbM9
Bb Major 9th (with 5th)
3rd
D5th
F9th
CMaj 7th
ARoot
BbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Bb
D
F
A
C
The Notes in a Bb Major 9th (with 5th) Chord
The 3rd
Finding D from Bb step by step:
- Start on: Bb
- Step 1: move down to A
- Step 2: move down to Ab
- Step 3: move down to G
- Step 4: move down to Gb
- Step 5: move down to F
- Step 6: move down to E
- Step 7: move down to Eb
- Step 8: Land on D
3rd
DRoot
Bb1
2
3
4
5
6
7
- A is a minor second below Bb.
- Ab is a major 2nd below Bb.
- G is a minor third below Bb.
- Gb is a major third below Bb.
- F is a fourth below Bb.
- E is a flat fifth below Bb.
- Eb is a fifth below Bb.
- D is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below Bb. The 3rd is down a sharp fifth (minor sixth)? Confusing, right? The note D is down 8 half-steps from Bb, but up 4 half-steps from Bb:
3rd
DRoot
Bb1
2
3
The 5th
Finding F from Bb step by step:
- Start on: Bb
- Step 1: move down to A
- Step 2: move down to Ab
- Step 3: move down to G
- Step 4: move down to Gb
- Step 5: Land on F
5th
FRoot
Bb1
2
3
4
- A is a minor second below Bb.
- Ab is a major 2nd below Bb.
- G is a minor third below Bb.
- Gb is a major third below Bb.
- F is a fourth below Bb. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note F is down 5 half-steps from Bb, but up 7 half-steps from Bb:
5th
FRoot
Bb1
2
3
4
5
6
The 9th
Finding C from Bb step by step:
- Start on: Bb
- Step 1: move up to B
- Step 2: Land on C
9th
CRoot
Bb1
- B is a minor second above Bb.
- C is a major 2nd above Bb.
The Maj 7th
Finding A from Bb step by step:
- Start on: Bb
- Step 1: Land on A
Maj 7th
ARoot
Bb- A is a minor second below Bb. The maj 7th is down a minor second? Confusing, right? The note A is down 1 half-steps from Bb, but up 11 half-steps from Bb:
Maj 7th
ARoot
Bb1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The Root
Finding Bb from Bb step by step:
- Start on: Bb
- Step 1: move down to A
- Step 2: move down to Ab
- Step 3: move down to G
- Step 4: move down to Gb
- Step 5: move down to F
- Step 6: move down to E
- Step 7: move down to Eb
- Step 8: move down to D
- Step 9: move down to Db
- Step 10: move down to C
- Step 11: move down to B
- Step 12: Land on Bb
Root
BbRoot
Bb1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
- A is a minor second below Bb.
- Ab is a major 2nd below Bb.
- G is a minor third below Bb.
- Gb is a major third below Bb.
- F is a fourth below Bb.
- E is a flat fifth below Bb.
- Eb is a fifth below Bb.
- D is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below Bb.
- Db is a major sixth below Bb.
- C is a minor seventh below Bb.
- B is a major seventh below Bb.
- Bb is a octave below Bb. The root is down a octave? Confusing, right? The note Bb is down 12 half-steps from Bb, but up 0 half-steps from Bb: