B♭m9 piano chord (B♭ minor 9th)
B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭ – C
Formula 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9
B♭m9 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♭m9
B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭ – C
1st inversion B♭m9/D♭
D♭ – F – A♭ – C – B♭
2nd inversion B♭m9/F
F – A♭ – C – B♭ – D♭
3rd inversion B♭m9/A♭
A♭ – C – B♭ – D♭ – F
4th inversion B♭m9/C
C – B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭
Other B♭ chords
B♭m9 chord questions
What notes are in the B♭ minor 9th chord?
B♭m9 is B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C. Its formula is 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9, counted from the root B♭.
How do you play B♭m9 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♭m9?
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♭.