Bbmadd9

Bbmadd9 is Bb, Db, F and C, a minor add nine. The shape this page opens on is written x4331x, lowest string first.

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

There are 7 common shapes for Bbmadd9 on the guitar, and 22 derived voicings in 2 families.

In which keys. Every note of Bbmadd9 belongs to C# major (the vi), F minor (the iv), Ab major (the ii) and Bb minor (the i).

The common shapes, written lowest string first: x4331x, 64x56x, 688668, xx8668, x-x-11-10-11-8, x-13-11-10-13-x, x-13-11-x-13-13.

Drop 2. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings. Bbmadd9 has x3332x, xx8668, 8886xx, x-x-10-10-11-9, x-15-15-15-14-x, xx3526, 6435xx, x4856x.

Drop 3. The third voice from the top lowered an octave. The dropped voice becomes the bass, which is why a string is skipped. Bbmadd9 has x3x321, 6x352x, x4x566, 8x866x, x-13-x-10-13-9, 9-x-10-10-11-x, 13-x-11-15-13-x, x-15-x-15-14-13.

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