B flat add nine ukulele chord (Bbadd9)

Also written A#add9 (A sharp add nine)

An add9 chord adds the ninth (the second, an octave up) to a major chord, without the seventh. It enriches the sound while staying bright: popular in pop and folk.

Positions and fingerings

× muted string · o open string · numbers: fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky) · strings from the 4th (left) to the 1st

Chord notes

NoteInterval
B♭ (B flat)root
Dmajor third
Fperfect fifth
Cmajor ninth

Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 9 · B♭ – D – F – C

A progression with this chord

  1. B♭add9Iadd9
  2. FV
  3. Gmvi
  4. E♭IV

The chord replaces the first degree of a pop progression to enrich it.

Other B♭ chords

The same chord on other roots