Bb9 Piano Chord

Finding D from Bb step by step:

• Start on: Bb
• Step 1: move down to A
• Step 2: move down to Ab
• Step 3: move down to G
• Step 4: move down to Gb
• Step 5: move down to F
• Step 6: move down to E
• Step 7: move down to Eb
• Step 8: Land on D

• A is a minor second below Bb.
• Ab is a major 2nd below Bb.
• G is a minor third below Bb.
• Gb is a major third below Bb.
• F is a fourth below Bb.
• E is a flat fifth below Bb.
• Eb is a fifth below Bb.
• D is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below Bb. The 3rd is down a sharp fifth (minor sixth)? Confusing, right? The note D is down 8 half-steps from Bb, but up 4 half-steps from Bb:

Finding C from Bb step by step:

• Start on: Bb
• Step 1: move up to B
• Step 2: Land on C

• B is a minor second above Bb.
• C is a major 2nd above Bb.

Finding Ab from Bb step by step:

• Start on: Bb
• Step 1: move down to A
• Step 2: Land on Ab

• A is a minor second below Bb.
• Ab is a major 2nd below Bb. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note Ab is down 2 half-steps from Bb, but up 10 half-steps from Bb:

Finding Bb from Bb step by step:

• Start on: Bb
• Step 1: move down to A
• Step 2: move down to Ab
• Step 3: move down to G
• Step 4: move down to Gb
• Step 5: move down to F
• Step 6: move down to E
• Step 7: move down to Eb
• Step 8: move down to D
• Step 9: move down to Db
• Step 10: move down to C
• Step 11: move down to B
• Step 12: Land on Bb

• A is a minor second below Bb.
• Ab is a major 2nd below Bb.
• G is a minor third below Bb.
• Gb is a major third below Bb.
• F is a fourth below Bb.
• E is a flat fifth below Bb.
• Eb is a fifth below Bb.
• D is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below Bb.
• Db is a major sixth below Bb.
• C is a minor seventh below Bb.
• B is a major seventh below Bb.
• Bb is a octave below Bb. The root is down a octave? Confusing, right? The note Bb is down 12 half-steps from Bb, but up 0 half-steps from Bb: