Standard
B♭ augmented seventh · Frets 1–4
B♭7♯5 guitar chord
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Standard
B♭ dominant seventh sharp five flat nine · Open position
Standard
B♭ dominant seventh sharp nine sharp five · Open position
How to play B♭7♯5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 1 4 3 3 4 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier B♭7♯5
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret, your little finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 1 0 1 3 2
B♭7♯5, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5 strings
What notes are in B♭7♯5?
B♭7♯5, B♭ augmented seventh, is B♭, D, F♯ and A♭: the root (B♭), the major third (D), the augmented fifth (F♯) and the minor seventh (A♭). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7.
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