How to Play Bbadd9 on Piano

The Bb Add 9 chord sounds bright and open. It stacks 4 notes: Bb – D – F – C.

A plain major triad with a ninth added and no seventh. The gap where the seventh would be is what keeps it sounding clear rather than jazzy.

Notes in Bbadd9

NoteIntervalFinger
BbBb4Root1
DD5Major 3rd2
FF5Perfect 5th3
CC6Major 9th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on Bb. Use finger 2 on D, finger 3 on F, and finger 5 on C.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (Bb) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 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 Add 9 Chords

Cadd9
C – E – G – D
Dbadd9
Db – F – Ab – Eb
Dadd9
D – F# – A – E
Ebadd9
Eb – G – Bb – F
Eadd9
E – G# – B – F#
Fadd9
F – A – C – G
F#add9
F# – A# – C# – G#
Gadd9
G – B – D – A
Abadd9
Ab – C – Eb – Bb
Aadd9
A – C# – E – B
Badd9
B – D# – F# – C#

Other Bb Chords

Bb6
Bb – D – F – G
Bb7
Bb – D – F – Ab
Bb9
Bb – D – F – Ab – C
Bb
Bb – D – F
Bbm
Bb – Db – F
Bbmaj7
Bb – D – F – A
Bbm7
Bb – Db – F – Ab
Bbaug
Bb – D – F#
Bbsus2
Bb – C – F
Bbsus4
Bb – Eb – F
Bbm6
Bb – Db – F – G