Bbadd9

Bbadd9 is Bb, D, F and C, a add nine. The shape this page opens on is written x10311, lowest string first.

Also written Bb(add9), Bbadd2 or Bb add nine. The same chord either way; which spelling you meet depends on who wrote the chart.

There are 5 common shapes for Bbadd9 on the guitar, and 25 derived voicings in 2 families.

In which keys. Every note of Bbadd9 belongs to C minor (the ♭VII), D minor (the ♭VI), Eb major (the V), F major (the IV), G minor (the ♭III) and Bb major (the I).

The common shapes, written lowest string first: x10311, 65x566, xx87x8, x-13-12-10-13-10, x-13-12-x-13-13.

Drop 2. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings. Bbadd9 has xx0311, 1303xx, x3333x, xx8768, 8887xx, x-x-10-10-11-10, x-15-15-15-15-x, 6535xx.

Drop 3. The third voice from the top lowered an octave. The dropped voice becomes the bass, which is why a string is skipped. Bbadd9 has x3x331, 1x031x, 6x353x, x5x566, 8x876x, x-8-x-7-11-8, x-13-x-10-13-10, 10-x-10-10-11-x.

The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in where the chords and the theory come from.