Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

Bm♯9B Minor Sharp 9th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Ftone

C♯tone

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

How to play it

Bm♯9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1, 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 Sharp 9th guitar chord — M-shape, 7th (7 9 9 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — M-shape, 11th (x 14 12 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — M-shape, 19th (19 21 21 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 x 4 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 5 4 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 5 4 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 5 4 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (7 9 x 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

Bm♯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 Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — M-shape, 7th (7 9 9 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — M-shape, 11th (x 14 12 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — M-shape, 19th (19 21 21 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 x 4 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 5 4 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 5 4 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 5 4 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (7 9 x 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How Bm♯9 sounds

Consonance

3/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

darkthick

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · F · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · ♭5 · 2

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