Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

BM7♯9B Major 7th Sharp 9th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

Atone

C♯tone

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

How to play it

BM7♯9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (x 2 1 3 3 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 0 3 4 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 x 4 7 4 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 5 4 4 4 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (7 5 8 8 7 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (7 5 8 8 7 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (7 6 0 x 7 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (7 6 x 7 7 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

BM7♯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 Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (x 2 1 3 3 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 0 3 4 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 x 4 7 4 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 5 4 4 4 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (7 5 8 8 7 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (7 5 8 8 7 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (7 6 0 x 7 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (7 6 x 7 7 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How BM7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

mysticclashing

Genres

jazzexperimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · A · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 2

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