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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♭maj9

Bb major ninth

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B♭
C
F
A
× 1 0 2 1 14 fingers
B♭
C
A
× 1 0 2 1 ×3 fingers
F
C
F
B♭
1 0 0 3 1 14 fingers

3rd position

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

5th position

5fr
D
C
A
B♭
F
A
6 5 7 5 6 5barre · 4 fingers
5fr
D
C
A
B♭
F
B♭
6 5 8 5 6 5barre · 4 fingers
5fr
D
C
B♭
F
A
6 5 7 5 6 ×barre · 4 fingers

6th position

6fr
B♭
F
A
D
C
6 × 7 7 6 8barre · 4 fingers
6fr
B♭
F
D
C
6 0 0 7 6 84 fingers
6fr
F
B♭
A
D
C
8 0 7 7 6 6barre · 4 fingers

7th position

7fr
D
B♭
C
A
× × 8 7 10 84 fingers
7fr
D
B♭
C
A
× 0 8 7 10 84 fingers
7fr
D
C
B♭
8 0 8 7 × ×3 fingers

8th position

8fr
C
F
B♭
F
A
D
8 8 8 10 10 10barre · 4 fingers
8fr
F
B♭
C
D
F
A
10 8 8 10 10 8barre · 4 fingers
8fr
B♭
C
D
F
A
10 0 8 10 10 8barre · 4 fingers

10th position

10fr
D
C
F
D
B♭
A
10 12 10 10 11 10barre · 3 fingers
10fr
C
F
D
B♭
A
× 12 10 10 11 10barre · 3 fingers
10fr
D
C
F
B♭
A
10 12 10 10 11 ×barre · 3 fingers

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