Banjo · Standard
B dominant seventh flat nine · Frets 8–10
B7♭9 banjo chord
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How to play B7♭9 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the low D string at the 9th fret, your index finger on the G string at the 8th fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 10th fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 10th fret. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 9 8 10 10 (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.
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