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B dominant seventh sharp nine flat five · Frets 1–3
B7♯9♭5 guitar chord
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How to play B7♯9♭5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the D to the high E at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your little finger on the B string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 2 1 2 3 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier B7♯9♭5
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret and your index finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 2 0 2 4 1
B7♯9♭5, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5 strings
What notes are in B7♯9♭5?
B7♯9♭5, B dominant seventh sharp nine 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 sharp ninth (C♯♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 ♯9.
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