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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♭m9

Bb minor ninth

1st position

✕
C
F
B♭
A♭
C♯
4 4 × 3 1 1barre · 4 fingers
✕
F
C
B♭
C♯
A♭
1 4 × 3 1 4barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
C
B♭
C♯
A♭
× 4 × 3 1 44 fingers

2nd position

✕✕
2fr
C♯
C
B♭
A♭
× 3 × 3 2 44 fingers
✕✕
2fr
C♯
C
B♭
A♭
4 3 × 3 2 ×4 fingers

3rd position

✕
3fr
C
F
A♭
B♭
C♯
6 3 3 6 × 4barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
3fr
C
B♭
A♭
C♯
6 3 6 6 × ×4 fingers
✕
3fr
C
F
A♭
C♯
B♭
4 3 3 6 × 6barre · 4 fingers

4th position

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

6th position

6fr
B♭
A♭
C♯
F
F
C
6 8 6 6 6 8barre · 3 fingers
6fr
B♭
A♭
C♯
F
C
A♭
6 8 6 6 9 8barre · 4 fingers
✕
6fr
B♭
A♭
C♯
F
C
6 × 6 6 6 8barre · 2 fingers

8th position

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

9th position

✕
9fr
C♯
C♯
C
A♭
B♭
9 11 10 × 11 9barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
9fr
C♯
C
A♭
B♭
× 11 10 × 11 94 fingers
✕✕
9fr
C♯
C
A♭
B♭
9 11 10 × 11 ×4 fingers

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