B9 Guitar Chord
B ninth for guitar
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 ninthAKA: B7(add9) B7/9
Guitar sound:
B9 Guitar Chord Charts
Simplified notation: x 2 1 2 2 x
Difficulty level: Intermediate
Simplified notation: x 2 1 2 2 2
Difficulty level: Advanced
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Simplified notation: 7 x 7 6 5 x
Difficulty level: Advanced
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Simplified notation: 7 6 7 6 x x
Difficulty level: Advanced
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Simplified notation: 7 9 7 8 7 9
Difficulty level: Professional
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Simplified notation: 7 6 7 6 x 7
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Simplified notation: x 2 4 2 4 2
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Simplified notation: 7 4 4 4 4 5
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B9 Chord Structure
Notes: B Eb Gb A DbInterval 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 guitar
B9 ukulele
B9 mandolin
B9 banjo
Change tuning
B9 summary table
| Guitar chord name | B9 (B ninth) |
| Guitar sound | |
| Notes and structure | B 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 instruments | B9 pianoB9 guitarB9 ukuleleB9 mandolinB9 banjo |
Alter notes of B9
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References related to this chord
is 7 (dom7) with added 9th 9th chordNinth Chords on Wikipedia
Major Seventh Chords on Wikipedia