Six String Guitar · Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B7♯9B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

G♯tone

C♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · 2 · Notes A♯ · D · F · G♯ · C♯

How to play it

B7♯9 fingering positions

Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD), 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 Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (x 2 0 0 0 1) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (x 2 1 0 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 x 8 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 7 8 6 x) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 9 8 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 x 9 12 12) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 12 9 12 x) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (9 12 x 9 9 12) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

Read it as tab

B7♯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 Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (x 2 0 0 0 1) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (x 2 1 0 0 0) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 x 8 6 7) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 7 8 6 x) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 9 8 6 7) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 x 9 12 12) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 12 9 12 x) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (9 12 x 9 9 12) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

Sound

How B7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

grittydefiantfunky

Genres

rockfunkblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · 2

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