B9♭5 6-string bass chord

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6-string bass · Standard

B ninth flat five · Open position

BEADGC♭53♭79noteBFAD♯AC♯roleR♭5♭73♭79fret010121frets 1–2C0C1C2C3C4C5

How to play B9♭5 on 6-string bass

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

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

What notes are in B9♭5?

B9♭5, B ninth flat five, is B, D♯, F, A and C♯: the root (B), the major third (D♯), the diminished fifth (F), the minor seventh (A) and the ninth (C♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 9.

B9♭5 on other instruments

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

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