Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

BM9♯5B Major 9th Sharp 5th

A♯Root
Dtone
F♯tone
Atone
Ctone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F♯ · A · C

How to play it

BM9♯5 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), 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 Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 8 8 8 11) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
B Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 8 8 11 8) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
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 Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 8 8 8 11) in Open G (gDGBD)
B Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 8 8 11 8) in Open G (gDGBD)
Sound

How BM9♯5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
shimmeringotherworldly
Genres
film scorejazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2
Same notes asB+M9B+M7(add9)
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BM9♯5 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble COpen D

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