Guitar arpeggio
B Minor 9 Guitar Arpeggio
B Minor 9 is a five-note arpeggio built from B, D, F#, A, and C#. It is also commonly called B Minor Ninth, and Bm9. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- BDF#AC#
- Formula
- 1 b3 5 b7 9
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 10 14
- Chord symbols
- Bm9Bmin9
- Also called
- B Minor NinthBm9
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent B root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the B root notes and connect the remaining minor 9 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called B Minor Ninth or Bm9.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with B Minor 9 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard