Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

BM6♭9B Major 6th Flat 9th

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Dtone
Ftone
Gtone
Btone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F · G · B

How to play it

BM6♭9 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 Major 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (x 1 0 0 0 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 4 3 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 5 3 0 0 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 x 0 4 6 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 5 3 x 0 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 5 3 0 0 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 5 3 0 0 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 x 3 4 3 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

BM6♭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 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (x 1 0 0 0 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 4 3 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 5 3 0 0 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 x 0 4 6 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 5 3 x 0 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 5 3 0 0 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 5 3 0 0 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
B Major 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 x 3 4 3 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
Sound

How BM6♭9 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
clashinguneasy
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G · B
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1
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