Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

B+9♭5B Augmented 9th Flat 5th

A♯Root
Dtone
Etone
F♯tone
G♯tone
Ctone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · ♭2  ·  Notes A♯ · D · E · F♯ · G♯ · C

How to play it

B+9♭5 fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · 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 Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 9th position (9 10 11 10 10 11) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

B+9♭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 Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 9th position (9 10 11 10 10 11) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
Sound

How B+9♭5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
blurredhazy
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · E · F♯ · G♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · ♭2
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