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B♭ Minor 6/9

Notes: B♭ – D♭ – F – G – C

The B♭ Minor 6/9 chord is a five-note chord made up of B♭, D♭, F, G, and C.

B♭ Minor 6/9 chord: B♭, D♭, F, G, C

It is built from a root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth, and major ninth.

A♯ Minor 6/9
This is the same chord as A♯ Minor 6/9: the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with sharps.

Construction

B♭ Minor 6/9 = Root + Minor 3rd + Perfect 5th + Major 6th + Major 2nd = B♭, D♭, F, G, C
NoteIntervalDegree
B♭Root1
D♭Minor 3rd♭3
FPerfect 5th5
GMajor 6th6
CMajor 2nd2

B♭ Minor 6/9 : Frequently Asked Questions

What is the B♭ Minor 6/9 chord on piano?
The B♭ Minor 6/9 chord contains the notes B♭ – D♭ – F – G – C. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.
What notes are in the Bb Minor 6/9 chord?
The Bb Minor 6/9 chord (Bbm6/9) contains 5 notes: Bb, Db, F, G, C. Formula: R-m3-P5-M6-M9.
How is Bbm6/9 used in music?
Bbm6/9 appears in jazz and neo-soul.
What is the scale degree formula?
Bbm6/9 uses scale degrees 1-b3-5-6-9.

References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data is piano.org's own interval-derived reference dataset, maintained by hand and corrected on the record, with no fixed publication date. Whether this particular entry has been reviewed by a person is stated in the maintained-by note above, not assumed here.

  1. 1

    Carl E. Gardner(1912)

    Essentials of Music Theory, Elementary volume

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Cooke, James Francis(1913)

    Mastering the Scales and Arpeggios, Lesson IV, "Fingering of the Scales"; scale tables pp. 16-25

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Karl W. Gehrkens(1914)

    Music Notation and Terminology

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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