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

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 — 4th position (6 5 4 5 5 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 5th position (6 5 6 5 7 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 6 7 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 16th position (18 17 16 17 17 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 18th position (18 19 18 19 19 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 — 4th position (6 5 4 5 5 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 5th position (6 5 6 5 7 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 6 7 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 16th position (18 17 16 17 17 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 18th position (18 19 18 19 19 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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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