Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

Bø9♯13B Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

G♯tone

Ctone

G♯tone

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

How to play it

Bø9♯13 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · 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 Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 0 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

B Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 7 8 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

B Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 7 9 8) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

Bø9♯13 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 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 0 0 4) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

B Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 7 8 9) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

B Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 7 9 8) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

Sound

How Bø9♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

shadowydense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · ♭2 · 6

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