Ukulele chord · Ninths
B♭ major 9th chord on ukulele
5555 · Barre · 5th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play B♭maj9 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Rich and dreamy; the major 7th extended with a 9th.
- Notes
- B♭DFAC
- Formula
- 13579
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th · major 9th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Barre · 5th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 4 strings at the 5th fret — this is the barre.
- 4th string (G): 5th fret, held by the barre C
- 3rd string (C): 5th fret, held by the barre F
- 2nd string (E): 5th fret, held by the barre A
- 1st string (A): 5th fret, held by the barre D
Tablature
A|--5---| E|--5---| C|--5---| G|--5---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every B♭maj9 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing B♭maj9 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual B♭maj9 shape is 5555, with the index finger barring all four strings at the 5th fret. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.
