B♭add9 chord on piano
Bb added 9th: B♭ · D · F · C. It sounds shimmer on top of a plain major: the film-score and ballad favourite.
NotesB♭ D F C
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 9th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: B♭ — finger 1 · D — finger 2 · F — finger 3 · C — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootB♭ – D – F – C
- 1stD – F – C – B♭
- 2ndF – C – B♭ – D
- 3rdC – B♭ – D – F