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B♭add9 Chord on Guitar

B♭add9 is the B♭ add 9 chord — 4 notes (B♭, D, F, C) built from the formula 1 3 5 9. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: B♭ · D · F · CFormula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

B♭add9: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • B♭add9 – open position×R3R95open position
  • B♭add9 – fret 33R95R3Rfret 3
  • B♭add9 – fret 55R3R95×fret 5
  • B♭add9 – fret 66××R359fret 6
  • B♭add9 – fret 1010×R95R3fret 10
  • B♭add9 – fret 1212×R3R9×fret 12

B♭add9: Drop 2 voicings

  • B♭add9 – bass: 96××935Rbass: 9
  • B♭add9 – bass: R6R593××bass: R
  • B♭add9 – bass: R×R593×bass: R

Keys that contain B♭add9

Scales to play over B♭add9

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain B♭, D, F, C.

Other B♭ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Add 9 chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the B♭add9 chord?
B♭add9 (B♭ add 9) contains B♭, D, F, C — formula 1 3 5 9.
How do you play B♭add9 on guitar?
A common shape is x10311 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with B♭add9?
Good choices to solo over B♭add9: B♭ Ionian (Major), B♭ Lydian, B♭ Major pentatonic.
What key is B♭add9 in?
B♭add9 is diatonic in E♭ major (Vadd9), F major (IVadd9), B♭ major (Iadd9), C minor (♭VIIadd9), D minor (♭VIadd9), G minor (♭IIIadd9).