Bbm9 Minor 7th
The Bbm9 chord is built from the notes Bb – Db – F – Ab – C.
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Also known as
Bb-9Bbm11add#9Bbm69Bbm7add9Bbmi9Bbmin-9Bbmin15Bbmin9
Chord tones, one by one
BbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Bb.
DbThird
Minor third
Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).
FFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
AbSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
CExtension
Ninth (9)
A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Dorian scale; its characteristic note is the major 6th (13).
🎸 Genres
Modal jazz · Funk · Soul · Rock