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

Bø9♭13B Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

G♯tone

Ctone

F♯tone

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

How to play it

Bø9♭13 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 6th position (8 6 6 7 7 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 8 8 9 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 18th position (20 18 18 19 19 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 20th position (20 21 20 20 21 22) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

Bø9♭13 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 Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 6th position (8 6 6 7 7 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 8 8 9 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 18th position (20 18 18 19 19 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 20th position (20 21 20 20 21 22) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How Bø9♭13 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bleakdense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · ♭2 · 5

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