Easy Ways To Play The Bmaj9 Guitar Chord

B maj9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The intervals in the B Major Ninth chord are Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Major Seventh, and Major Ninth

Name variations for the Bmaj9 chord:

  • B Major Ninth
  • B Maj9
  • B Major 9
  • Bmaj9

The notes of the B Major Ninth chord are B, D#, F#, A#, and C#

B maj9 chord Notes:

BD#F#A#C#

How to create the Major Ninth chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7
8
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

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Bmaj9 Guitar Chord Fingers Positions

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Position 1
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B maj9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
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B maj9 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
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B maj9 position 3 guitar chord diagram

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Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard

Fretboard map of B maj9 chord tones

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

1
3
7
5
9
1
5
7
3
1
5
9
7
9
3
7
1
5
1
3
7
9
1
5
9
3
7
5
9
3
1

These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

  • Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
  • Improvise targeting the right notes
  • Unlock the fretboard and expand the CAGED system.

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