B flat major ninth piano chord - Bbmaj9

The B flat major ninth chord is a 5-note chord consisting of the notes Bb, D, F, A and C.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as Bbmaj9.

Interactive piano diagram for the B flat major ninth chord

Piano keyboard displaying the B flat major ninth chord with the notes A#BbDE#FAB#C

Extended Chords

Chords that are a superset of Bbmaj9. The chords include more notes but always Bb, D, F, A and C.

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of Bbmaj9. These contain less notes but all of them are included in Bbmaj9.

Scales with Bbmaj9

Below you find all scales that include Bbmaj9:

  • major
  • bebop
  • lydian
  • harmonic major
  • bebop major
  • ichikosucho
  • messiaen's mode #3
  • chromatic

B flat major ninth piano chord chart image

In case you prefer a non-interactive variant of the chord chart, we've embedded a PNG image below that shows the notes for the the Bbmaj9 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the B flat major ninth chord (Bbmaj9). The notes Bb, D, F, A and C are highlighted.