Ukulele chord · Ninths
B major 9th chord on ukulele
6666 · Barre · 6th fret
All 5 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
5 ways to play Bmaj9 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Rich and dreamy; the major 7th extended with a 9th.
- Notes
- BD♯F♯A♯C♯
- Formula
- 13579
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th · major 9th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 5 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Barre · 6th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 4 strings at the 6th fret — this is the barre.
- 4th string (G): 6th fret, held by the barre C♯
- 3rd string (C): 6th fret, held by the barre F♯
- 2nd string (E): 6th fret, held by the barre A♯
- 1st string (A): 6th fret, held by the barre D♯
Tablature
A|--6---| E|--6---| C|--6---| G|--6---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Bmaj9 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 Bmaj9 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual Bmaj9 shape is 6666, with the index finger barring all four strings at the 6th fret. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.
