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Bbm6/9 — minor six-nine

Also written A#m6/9 — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in Bbm6/9: Bb – Db – F – G – CFormula: 1 – b3 – 5 – 6 – 9

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

Sixth and ninth over the minor triad, with no seventh. The result is a minor chord that pulls nowhere: it can be the last sound of the song.

The same chord on all four instruments

Bbm6/9, 6 3 3 6 6 3Bbm6/93211341BbCFDbFG
Guitar
Bbm6/9, 6 3 3 6 6 3Bbm6/93211341BbCFDbFG
Electric guitar
Bbm6/9, 10 12 11 11Bbm6/9101423CGBbDb
Cavaquinho
Bbm6/9, 0 0 6 4Bbm6/9421GCBbDb
Ukulele

Where to use it: Endings in a minor key, bossa nova and jazz — when a plain minor feels too short.

Every region of the neck hides more shapes of Bbm6/9. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; open every variation on the neck, grouped by bass note; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Sixths family.

Other chords in this family

Bb6Bbm6Bb6/9

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