Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Bm7♭9B Minor 7th Flat 9th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Ftone

G♯tone

Btone

Formula 7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · F · G♯ · B

How to play it

Bm7♭9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3, 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 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (x 0 2 3 1 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 5 3 x 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 x 0 5 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 x 3 5 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 5 3 5 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 5 3 5 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 5 3 5 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 5 3 5 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

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 Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (x 0 2 3 1 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 5 3 x 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 x 0 5 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 x 3 5 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 5 3 5 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 5 3 5 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 5 3 5 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 5 3 5 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Sound

How Bm7♭9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · F · G♯ · B

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1

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