How in the world do you play a BbMaj9??

[Majestic290]

what keys does a BbMaj9 chord consist of?

thanks for any help..tried to google this but didn't come up with anything

[C00kie]

Well, since C Maj9 = C-E-G-B-D (essentially a Maj7 chord with added 9th), Bb Maj9 would be Bb-D-F-A-C. But there are more possibilities. Inversions and such...

[surferman]

How in the world do you play a BbMaj9??


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[Majestic290]

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[robogone]

Or without the A:

Bb-D-F-C

The C is the 9th and the other 3 notes are the BbM

[C00kie]

Or without the A

Wouldn't that be the "plain" Bb9 chord? Where's the Maj then? Often in these jazzy-type chords, the 7 is implied, even when omitted in the name.

[debra1rlo]

Or without the A

Wouldn't that be the "plain" Bb9 chord? Where's the Maj then? Often in these jazzy-type chords, the 7 is implied, even when omitted in the name.

the major chord is the Bb-D-F. adding an A makes it a 7th, not a major.

[Download SOphist]

adding an A would make it a Maj7 chord. A BbMaj9 would be Bb-D-F-A-C (i'd omit the F) while Bb-D-F-C would be a Badd9 in my book, but what do i know? i just play the chords and hope it sounds OK...

Edit: @cookie: yes, it's normally implied that in an 9th chord the 7th is included. thus a, e.g., D9 is D-F#-A-C-E. the Maj is to distinguish the major 7th from a dominant seven, IIRC.

[bugs]

In any dissonant chord, if a note is to be omitted, then the consonant 5th is the note to omit, otherwise, the distinguishing characteristic of the dissonance is destroyed. Hence: BbM9 = Bb,D,(F),A,C; EM9 = E,G#,(B),D#,F#; and so on.

(NB: These are root position chords.)

[bagginz]

Or without the A:

Bb-D-F-C

The C is the 9th and the other 3 notes are the BbM

To underline Download SOphist:

It needs the A to qualify as a Bbmaj9 chord.

Omitting the A makes it a Bbadd9

Bb9 would include a minor seventh making it a dominant chord - a totally different animal altogether.

Another way to look at Bbmaj9 is to see it as a Dmin7 with a Bb in the bass

Cheers,
bagginz

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[Ogg Vorbis]

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[Download SOphist]

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[Gregjazz]

Bbmaj9 is: Bb, D, F, A, C

The A (major 7th) is assumed present in the maj9 chord unless the chord specifies "omit 7th", or is written "Bbmaj(add 9)".

And no, jazz players do not assume random dominant 7ths in chords. That's just not the way it works.

[cosmicdawn]

I see it as two major chords on top of each other, built on the fifth of the first chord. How you choose to play it depends on the song and what the other instruments play. If it sounds good... (aaah...)

[Download SOphist]

And no, jazz players do not assume random dominant 7ths in chords. That's just not the way it works.

who implied otherwise?