B9 Guitar Chord

B9 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 8 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: B Eb Gb A Db (R 3 5 m7 9).


B9 Chord

Full name: B ninth
AKA: B7(add9)   B7/9  
Guitar sound:

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B9 Guitar Chord Charts

Simplified notation: x 2 1 2 2 x Difficulty level: Intermediate
B9 for guitar on frets x, 2, 1, 2, 2, x B9 for guitar on frets x, 2, 1, 2, 2, x
Simplified notation: x 2 1 2 2 2 Difficulty level: Advanced
B9 for guitar on frets x, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2 B9 for guitar on frets x, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2
Simplified notation: 7 x 7 6 5 x Difficulty level: Advanced
B9 for guitar on frets 7, x, 7, 6, 5, x B9 for guitar on frets 7, x, 7, 6, 5, x
Simplified notation: 7 6 7 6 x x Difficulty level: Advanced
B9 for guitar on frets 7, 6, 7, 6, x, x B9 for guitar on frets 7, 6, 7, 6, x, x
Simplified notation: 7 9 7 8 7 9 Difficulty level: Professional
B9 for guitar on frets 7, 9, 7, 8, 7, 9 B9 for guitar on frets 7, 9, 7, 8, 7, 9
Simplified notation: 7 6 7 6 x 7
B9 for guitar on frets 7, 6, 7, 6, x, 7 B9 for guitar on frets 7, 6, 7, 6, x, 7

Simplified notation: x 2 4 2 4 2
B9 for guitar on frets x, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2 B9 for guitar on frets x, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2

Simplified notation: 7 4 4 4 4 5
B9 for guitar on frets 7, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 B9 for guitar on frets 7, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5



B9 Inversions on guitar

B9\Eb guitar chord
B9\Gb guitar chord
B9\A guitar chord
B9\Db guitar chord

B9 chord charts for left handed guitar

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B9 Chord Structure

Notes: B Eb Gb A Db
Interval structure: R 3 5 m7 9

Chord construction:
R = B
B + major interval = Eb (scale degree = 3rd)
Eb + minor interval = Gb (scale degree = 5th)
Gb + minor interval = A (scale degree = minor 7th)
A + major interval = Db (scale degree = 9th)


B9 on other instruments

B9 piano
B9 Piano chord chartB9 guitar
B9 Guitar chord chartB9 ukulele
B9 ukulele chordB9 mandolin
B9 mandolin chordB9 banjo
B9 banjo chord

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Scales Related to B9

Scales that include all of the notes of B9.
E major E melodic minor F#/Gb melodic minor E ionian C#/Db natural minor F#/Gb dorian G#/Ab phrygian A lydian B mixolydian C#/Db aeolian D#/Eb locrian G leading whole tone A overtone B overtone D#/Eb altered F altered F enigmatic C dorian b2 A#/Bb dorian b2 G augmented lydian

B9 chord staff

Musical staff for the B9 chord

B9 summary table

Guitar chord name B9 (B ninth)
Guitar sound
Notes and structureB Eb Gb A Db (R 3 5 m7 9)
Alternate tunings
Chord Categories is 7 (dom7) with added 9th   9th chord  
Other Notations B7(add9)   B7/9  
Chord Construction R = B
B + major interval = Eb (scale degree = 3rd)
Eb + minor interval = Gb (scale degree = 5th)
Gb + minor interval = A (scale degree = minor 7th)
A + major interval = Db (scale degree = 9th)
B9 on other instrumentsB9 piano
B9 Piano chord chartB9 guitar
B9 Guitar chord chartB9 ukulele
B9 ukulele chordB9 mandolin
B9 mandolin chordB9 banjo
B9 banjo chord

Tweak notes of B9

 
C#
A
D#
B
 
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References related to this chord

is 7 (dom7) with added 9th   9th chord  

Ninth Chords on Wikipedia

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