B♭maj9

B♭maj9 is the bb major 9th chord, spelled B♭ – D – F – A – C. the maj7 opened up with a ninth — wide, modern, and glassy; a staple of contemporary keys playing.

The keys
C4C5C6C7
B♭ – D – F – A – C
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What's inside B♭maj9
NoteInterval from rootDegree
B♭Root1
DMajor 3rd3
FPerfect 5th5
AMajor 7th7
CMajor 9th9
A working voicing

Split the chord between two hands the way working players do — a solid shell low down, the colour tones up top:

HandKeys
Left (shell)B♭2 – A3
Right (colour)D5 – C6
Where B♭maj9 lives

As the i chord

B♭maj9 → G♭ → A♭ → B♭maj9

The minor home base: i–VI–VII pulls away and lands back home.

In a ii–V–i

Cm7♭5 → F7 → B♭maj9

The minor two-five resolving into this chord as the destination.

Put B♭maj9 under your fingers

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More Bb chords
B♭ B♭m B♭dim B♭aug B♭sus2 B♭sus4 B♭6 B♭m6 B♭7 B♭maj7 B♭m7 B♭m7♭5 B♭dim7 B♭m(maj7) B♭9 B♭m9 B♭add9 B♭6/9 B♭m11 B♭13 B♭7♭9 B♭7♯9 B♭7♯5
Major 9th in every key
Cmaj9 C♯maj9 Dmaj9 E♭maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F♯maj9 Gmaj9 A♭maj9 Amaj9 Bmaj9
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