# B minor 9 Guitar Chord

> The B minor 9 minor 9 chord combines the minor 7th with a major ninth C♯, producing a lush, moody atmosphere. The added ninth C♯ softens the minor tonality with a dreamy, jazzy color, perfect for soulful ballads and expressive emotional landscapes. With C♯ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 4th inversion of B minor 9.

Source: https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-9/c-sharp

## Chord Facts

- Symbol: Bmin9
- Notes: B, D, F♯, A, C♯
- Intervals: 1 (B), ♭3 (D), 5 (F♯), ♭7 (A), 9 (C♯)
- Mood: smooth, soulful, mellow, deep
- Genres: Jazz, R&B, Soul, Neo-Soul
- Playable shapes: 54

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 4 0 2 0 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-9/c-sharp/x40202)
- Shape 2: -1 4 4 4 3 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-9/c-sharp/x44435)
- Shape 3: 9 0 7 7 7 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-9/c-sharp/907777)
- Shape 4: 9 9 7 7 7 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-9/c-sharp/997777)
- Shape 5: 9 0 0 7 7 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-9/c-sharp/900777)
- Shape 6: 9 0 9 7 7 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-9/c-sharp/909777)
- Shape 7: 9 9 7 7 0 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-9/c-sharp/997707)
- Shape 8: 9 0 9 7 7 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-minor-9/c-sharp/909779)

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