B♭9 piano chord (B♭ dominant 9th)
B♭ – D – F – A♭ – C
Formula 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9
B♭9 inversions
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Use them to move to the next chord with the smallest hand movement.
Root position B♭9
B♭ – D – F – A♭ – C
1st inversion B♭9/D
D – F – A♭ – C – B♭
2nd inversion B♭9/F
F – A♭ – C – B♭ – D
3rd inversion B♭9/A♭
A♭ – C – B♭ – D – F
4th inversion B♭9/C
C – B♭ – D – F – A♭
Other B♭ chords
B♭9 chord questions
What notes are in the B♭ dominant 9th chord?
B♭9 is B♭, D, F, A♭, C. Its formula is 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9, counted from the root B♭.
How do you play B♭9 on piano?
With the right hand in root position, play B♭–D–F–A♭–C using all five fingers (1–5) (thumb on B♭). The full five-note shape spans more than an octave, so pianists usually play the root B♭ in the left hand and D–F–A♭–C in the right.
What are the inversions of B♭9?
Root position: B♭–D–F–A♭–C; 1st inversion: D–F–A♭–C–B♭; 2nd inversion: F–A♭–C–B♭–D; 3rd inversion: A♭–C–B♭–D–F; 4th inversion: C–B♭–D–F–A♭.