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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

B♭9

Bb dominant ninth

Open

B♭
A♭
C
F
× 1 0 1 1 14 fingers
B♭
A♭
C
× 1 0 1 1 ×3 fingers
B♭
A♭
C
A♭
× 1 0 1 1 44 fingers

3rd position

3fr
C
F
B♭
D
A♭
B♭
6 3 3 3 3 4barre · 3 fingers
3fr
C
F
D
A♭
C
B♭
6 3 3 5 3 4barre · 4 fingers
3fr
C
F
B♭
D
A♭
A♭
4 3 3 3 3 4barre · 3 fingers

4th position

4fr
A♭
C
B♭
F
6 × 0 5 6 44 fingers
4fr
A♭
D
C
B♭
6 5 0 5 × 44 fingers
4fr
A♭
C
F
B♭
4 × 0 5 6 64 fingers

5th position

5fr
D
C
B♭
A♭
F
6 5 6 5 6 ×barre · 4 fingers
5fr
D
C
A♭
F
B♭
× 5 6 5 6 6barre · 4 fingers
5fr
D
C
B♭
A♭
B♭
6 5 6 5 × 6barre · 4 fingers

6th position

6fr
B♭
A♭
F
D
F
C
6 8 6 7 6 8barre · 4 fingers
6fr
B♭
A♭
F
D
C
6 × 6 7 6 8barre · 3 fingers
6fr
A♭
F
B♭
D
C
F
8 8 6 7 6 6barre · 4 fingers

7th position

7fr
D
B♭
C
A♭
× × 8 7 9 84 fingers
7fr
D
C
B♭
A♭
8 × 8 7 9 ×4 fingers

8th position

8fr
C
F
B♭
A♭
F
D
8 8 8 10 9 10barre · 4 fingers
8fr
F
B♭
C
A♭
D
F
10 8 8 10 9 8barre · 4 fingers
8fr
C
F
B♭
A♭
D
8 8 8 × 9 10barre · 3 fingers

10th position

10fr
D
C
F
D
A♭
B♭
10 11 10 10 11 10barre · 3 fingers
10fr
C
F
D
A♭
B♭
× 11 10 10 11 10barre · 3 fingers
10fr
D
C
F
A♭
B♭
10 11 10 10 11 ×barre · 3 fingers

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