How to Play B9 on Piano

The B Dominant 9th chord sounds rich and funky. It stacks 5 notes: B – D# – F# – A – C#.

A dominant seventh with the ninth stacked above it. It keeps the seventh chord tension and adds colour over the top.

Notes in B9

NoteIntervalFinger
BB4Root1
D#D#5Major 3rd2
F#F#5Perfect 5th3
AA5Minor 7th4
C#C#6Major 9th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on B. Spread your fingers across all 5 notes, one finger per key.

Where it sits

3 notes of this chord (D#, F#, C#) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 5 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Dominant 9th Chords

C9
C – E – G – Bb – D
Db9
Db – F – Ab – Cb – Eb
D9
D – F# – A – C – E
Eb9
Eb – G – Bb – Db – F
E9
E – G# – B – D – F#
F9
F – A – C – Eb – G
F#9
F# – A# – C# – E – G#
G9
G – B – D – F – A
Ab9
Ab – C – Eb – Gb – Bb
A9
A – C# – E – G – B
Bb9
Bb – D – F – Ab – C

Other B Chords

B6
B – D# – F# – G#
B7
B – D# – F# – A
B
B – D# – F#
Bm
B – D – F#
Bmaj7
B – D# – F# – A#
Bm7
B – D – F# – A
Bdim
B – D – F
Baug
B – D# – F##
Bsus2
B – C# – F#
Bsus4
B – E – F#
Bdim7
B – D – F – Ab
Bm6
B – D – F# – G#
Badd9
B – D# – F# – C#