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Ukulele chord

Bmaj9B major ninth

  • B1
  • D♯3
  • F♯5
  • A♯7
  • C♯9
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
6

How to play Bmaj9

  1. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the G string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the C string.
  3. Index finger (1): 2th fret of the E string.
  4. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the A string.
  1. Bmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 33242314GCEA
    Bmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 33242314AECG

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  2. Bmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 66666fr1GCEA
    Bmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 66666fr1AECG

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  3. Bmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 43643fr2143GCEA
    Bmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 43643fr2143AECG

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  4. Bmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 63643fr3142GCEA
    Bmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 63643fr3142AECG

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  5. Bmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 33643fr142GCEA
    Bmaj9 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 33643fr142AECG

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Bmaj9 chord

B major ninth is built from 5 notes: B (1), D♯ (3), F♯ (5), A♯ (7), C♯ (9). The lowest note you play should be the root, B, highlighted on the diagram. There are 6 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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