Bm7b9 Piano Chord
Bm7b9
B Minor 7th Flat Nine
b 9th
CMin 3rd
DMin 7th
ARoot
BE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
B
D
A
C
The Notes in a B Minor 7th Flat Nine Chord
The b 9th
Finding C from B step by step:
- Start on: B
- Step 1: Land on C
b 9th
CRoot
B- C is a minor second above B.
The Min 3rd
Finding D from B step by step:
- Start on: B
- Step 1: move down to A#
- Step 2: move down to A
- Step 3: move down to G#
- Step 4: move down to G
- Step 5: move down to F#
- Step 6: move down to F
- Step 7: move down to E
- Step 8: move down to D#
- Step 9: Land on D
Min 3rd
DRoot
B1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
- A# is a minor second below B.
- A is a major 2nd below B.
- G# is a minor third below B.
- G is a major third below B.
- F# is a fourth below B.
- F is a flat fifth below B.
- E is a fifth below B.
- D# is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below B.
- D is a major sixth below B. The min 3rd is down a major sixth? Confusing, right? The note D is down 9 half-steps from B, but up 3 half-steps from B:
Min 3rd
DRoot
B1
2
The Min 7th
Finding A from B step by step:
- Start on: B
- Step 1: move down to A#
- Step 2: Land on A
Min 7th
ARoot
B1
- A# is a minor second below B.
- A is a major 2nd below B. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note A is down 2 half-steps from B, but up 10 half-steps from B:
Min 7th
ARoot
B1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
The Root
Finding B from B step by step:
- Start on: B
- Step 1: move down to A#
- Step 2: move down to A
- Step 3: move down to G#
- Step 4: move down to G
- Step 5: move down to F#
- Step 6: move down to F
- Step 7: move down to E
- Step 8: move down to D#
- Step 9: move down to D
- Step 10: move down to C#
- Step 11: move down to C
- Step 12: Land on B
Root
BRoot
B1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
- A# is a minor second below B.
- A is a major 2nd below B.
- G# is a minor third below B.
- G is a major third below B.
- F# is a fourth below B.
- F is a flat fifth below B.
- E is a fifth below B.
- D# is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below B.
- D is a major sixth below B.
- C# is a minor seventh below B.
- C is a major seventh below B.
- B is a octave below B. The root is down a octave? Confusing, right? The note B is down 12 half-steps from B, but up 0 half-steps from B: