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B♭add9 guitar chord

B flat add 9. Notes: B♭ D F C. Also written A♯add9.
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Easy shape

Hard
×11243–EB♭AFDCGDBFe

A-shape · fret 1 · Full & movable

Root on the 5th string at fret 1. Set your first finger across fret 1 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E muted: don’t play it
  2. A fret 1, finger 1 (B♭)
  3. D fret 3, finger 2 (F)
  4. G fret 5, finger 4 (C)
  5. B fret 3, finger 3 (D)
  6. High E fret 1, finger 1 (F)
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Harder shape

Hard
1113426frB♭EFACDDGFBB♭e

E-shape · fret 6 · Full & movable

Root on the 6th string at fret 6. Set your first finger across fret 6 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E fret 6, finger 1 (B♭)
  2. A fret 8, finger 3 (F)
  3. D fret 10, finger 4 (C)
  4. G fret 7, finger 2 (D)
  5. B fret 6, finger 1 (F)
  6. High E fret 6, finger 1 (B♭)
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