B minor ninth piano chord - Bm9

The B minor ninth chord is a 5-note chord consisting of the notes B, D, F#, A and C#.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as Bm9.

Interactive piano diagram for the B minor ninth chord

Piano keyboard displaying the B minor ninth chord with the notes CbBDAF#GbC#Db

Extended Chords

Chords that are a superset of Bm9. The chords include more notes but always B, D, F#, A and C#.

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of Bm9. These contain less notes but all of them are included in Bm9.

Scales with Bm9

Below you find all scales that include Bm9:

  • minor
  • dorian
  • dorian #4
  • bebop minor
  • minor bebop
  • composite blues
  • messiaen's mode #3
  • chromatic

B minor 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 Bm9 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the B minor ninth chord (Bm9). The notes B, D, F#, A and C# are highlighted.