Bb9 - Bb Dominant 9 Ukulele Chord

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Chord C C Major Standard GCEA Tuning · Frets: 3243

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Bb9 - Bb Dominant 9 Ukulele Chord

The Bb Dominant 9 chord on ukulele uses fret positions 3243 in standard GCEA tuning. This chord is a ninth chord with a difficulty rating of Intermediate.

Other chords in the Bb chord family:

Bb9 Bb Bb7 Bbm Bbm7 Bbdim Bbaug Bb6 Bbmaj7

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 Bb9

Tuning

G-C-E-A (GCEA)

Difficulty

Intermediate

Often played with

Eb F Gm

How to Play Bb9 Ukulele Chord

To play the Bb9 (also known as Bb Dominant 9) on your ukulele, place your fingers on the fretboard as follows:

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

The fret notation for this chord shape is 3243, which represents the frets played from the 4th string (G) to the 1st string (A).

Music Theory: Notes in the Bb9 Chord

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

G String (4th): Note: Bb (Fret 3)
C String (3rd): Note: D (Fret 2)
E String (2nd): Note: Ab (Fret 4)
A String (1st): Note: C (Fret 3)

Altogether, these strings produce the unique notes: Bb, D, Ab, C.

Other Bb Family Chords

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