B7♯9B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th
A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone
C♯tone
Formula 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · 2 · Notes A♯ · D · F · G♯ · C♯
How to play it
B7♯9 fingering positions
C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).
Read it as tab
B7♯9 guitar tab
The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.
Sound
How B7♯9 sounds
Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character
Moods & genres
Moods
grittydefiantfunky
Genres
rockfunkblues
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · 2
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