B7♭9 6-string bass chord

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6-string bass · Standard

B dominant seventh flat nine · Open position

BEADGC5R3♭7noteBF♯BD♯ACroleR5R3♭7♭9fret022120frets 1–2C0C1C2C3C4C5
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How to play B7♭9 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret and your little finger on the G string at the 2nd fret. Let the B and C strings ring open.

From the B string 0 2 2 1 2 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in B7♭9?

B7♭9, B dominant seventh flat nine, is B, D♯, F♯, A and C: the root (B), the major third (D♯), the perfect fifth (F♯), the minor seventh (A) and the flat ninth (C). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭9.

B7♭9 on other instruments

Guitar7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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