Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Bø7(add9)B Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone
Ctone

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

How to play it

Bø7(add9) fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, 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 Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 6th position (7 6 6 9 6) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
B Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 7th position (7 9 10 10 10) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

Bø7(add9) 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 Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 6th position (7 6 6 9 6) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
B Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 7th position (7 9 10 10 10) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How Bø7(add9) 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 asBø9Bm9♭5
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More ways to play B Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th

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Bø7(add9) in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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