Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

Bm9♭5B Minor 9th Flat 5th

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone
Ctone

Formula 7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · ♭2  ·  Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C

How to play it

Bm9♭5 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3, 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).

B Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 9 8) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

Bm9♭5 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.

B Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 9 8) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How Bm9♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fragiletensebittersweet
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · ♭2
Same notes asBø9Bø7(add9)
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