Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3

B+♭9B Augmented Flat 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
F♯tone
Btone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 5 · 1  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F♯ · B

How to play it

B+♭9 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE) · 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 Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 5th position (6 5 5 5) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
B Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 17th position (18 17 17 17) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

B+♭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.

B Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 5th position (6 5 5 5) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
B Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 17th position (18 17 17 17) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
Sound

How B+♭9 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
jarringunstable
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 5 · 1
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