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

BM9♯13B Major 9th Sharp 13th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

Atone

Ctone

G♯tone

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

How to play it

BM9♯13 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 Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 7 7 6 8) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 18th position (21 21 19 19 18 20) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

Read it as tab

BM9♯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 Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 7 7 6 8) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 18th position (21 21 19 19 18 20) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

Sound

How BM9♯13 sounds

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · A · C · G♯

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

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