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B♭add9 (also written A♯add9) is a added ninth chord made of 4 notes: B♭, D, F, C. It sounds shimmering: a major chord with an extra note on top, and you hear it in acoustic pop and rock, and pretty versions of plain major chords. It is the I chord of B♭ major and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on B♭add9 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from B♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| B♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| D | 3 | major third | 4 |
| F | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| C | 9 | major ninth | 14 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 9. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, A♯add9 is A♯, C𝄪, E♯, B♯: the same sounds under different names.
x1031xxx87686505xx63333665353x65x566The fret 6 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 5th fret (6505xx): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
B♭add9 belongs to 6 keys: V in E♭ major, IV in F major, I in B♭ major, VII in C minor, VI in D minor, III in G minor. In B♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: B♭add9 – F – Gm – E♭.
B♭, D, F, C: the root, major third, fifth, ninth.
Fret 6: xx8768 (low string first), rated Easy.
B♭add9 has the same notes where B♭9 has A♭. B♭add9 sounds shimmering: a major chord with an extra note on top; B♭9 sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.