B9 - B Dominant 9 Ukulele Chord

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Chord C C Major Standard GCEA Tuning · Frets: 4354

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B9 - B Dominant 9 Ukulele Chord

The B Dominant 9 chord on ukulele uses fret positions 4354 in standard GCEA tuning. This chord is a ninth chord with a difficulty rating of Intermediate.

Other chords in the B chord family:

B9 B B7 Bm Bm7 Bdim Baug B6 Bmaj7

Standard ukulele tuning: G-C-E-A. Visit the UkeChords Homepage for the full directory and enable JavaScript for the interactive chord diagram viewer.

Quick Facts about B9

Tuning

G-C-E-A (GCEA)

Difficulty

Intermediate

Often played with

E F#G#m

How to Play B9 Ukulele Chord

To play the B9 (also known as B Dominant 9) on your ukulele, place your fingers on the fretboard as follows:

Place your Middle finger (finger 2) on the fret 4 of the G-string (4th string).
Place your Index finger (finger 1) on the fret 3 of the C-string (3rd string).
Place your Pinky finger (finger 4) on the fret 5 of the E-string (2nd string).
Place your Ring finger (finger 3) on the fret 4 of the A-string (1st string).

The fret notation for this chord shape is 4354, which represents the frets played from the 4th string (G) to the 1st string (A).

Music Theory: Notes in the B9 Chord

A B Dominant 9 is a ninth chord. The notes played on each string from G to A are:

G String (4th): Note: B (Fret 4)
C String (3rd): Note: D# (Fret 3)
E String (2nd): Note: A (Fret 5)
A String (1st): Note: C# (Fret 4)

Altogether, these strings produce the unique notes: B, D#, A, C#.

Other B Family Chords

Explore more chords in the B family. Click any chord below to view its interactive finger guide: