Piano chord
Badd9B added ninth
- B1
- D♯3
- F♯5
- C♯9
- Notes
- 4
- Positions
- 4
- Span
- 14semitones
- Fingers
- 1-2-3-5
How to play Badd9 on piano
- Find B: it is the root and the lowest note of the chord in root position.
- Right hand: 1 on B, 2 on D♯, 3 on F♯, 5 on C♯.
- Or with the left hand: 5 on B, 4 on D♯, 3 on F♯, 1 on C♯.
- Press the keys together, with curved fingers and a loose wrist, and let them ring.
Root position · B – D♯ – F♯ – C♯
1st inversion · D♯ – F♯ – C♯ – B
2nd inversion · F♯ – C♯ – B – D♯
3rd inversion · C♯ – B – D♯ – F♯
Numbers on the keys are fingers: 1 thumb, 2 index, 3 middle, 4 ring, 5 little finger.
Badd9 inversions
Badd9 can be played in 4 positions. In root position B is at the bottom; each inversion moves the lowest note up an octave, so another chord tone becomes the bass.
- Root positionbass: BRight hand 1-2-3-5 · Left hand 5-4-3-1
- 1st inversionbass: D♯Right hand 1-2-3-5 · Left hand 5-4-3-1
- 2nd inversionbass: F♯Right hand 1-2-4-5 · Left hand 5-4-2-1
- 3rd inversionbass: C♯Right hand 1-3-4-5 · Left hand 5-3-2-1
Badd9 with two hands
A full sound: the left hand plays B an octave lower, the right hand plays B–D♯–F♯–C♯.
Badd9 on other instruments
About the Badd9 chord
B added ninth has 4 notes: B (1), D♯ (3), F♯ (5), C♯ (9). An added ninth: a major triad plus the ninth, without a seventh. It adds sparkle to a plain major chord and works anywhere the triad does.
On the keyboard, start from B and add the other notes above it: B – D♯ – F♯ – C♯. From the lowest to the highest key that is 14 semitones. It is too wide for one hand: play B with the left hand and the rest with the right.
Each inversion of Badd9 puts a different note in the bass. In the 1st inversion the bass is D♯ (D♯–F♯–C♯–B). In the 2nd inversion the bass is F♯ (F♯–C♯–B–D♯). In the 3rd inversion the bass is C♯ (C♯–B–D♯–F♯).
Badd9 is B with one note added: C♯.
Questions
What notes are in the Badd9 chord?
Badd9 (B added ninth) has 4 notes: B (1), D♯ (3), F♯ (5), C♯ (9).
How many inversions does Badd9 have?
Badd9 can be played in 4 positions: Root position (B–D♯–F♯–C♯); 1st inversion (D♯–F♯–C♯–B); 2nd inversion (F♯–C♯–B–D♯); 3rd inversion (C♯–B–D♯–F♯).
What is the difference between Badd9 and B?
Badd9 is B with one note added: C♯.
Can I play Badd9 with one hand?
In root position Badd9 spans 14 semitones, more than an octave. Play the root with the left hand and the upper notes with the right, or leave out the fifth.