B9b5 Guitar Chord | How To Create and Play the B Dominant Ninth Flat five chord

B 9b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The B9b5 chord is composed of the Root, Major Third, diminished Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Major Ninth

The B9b5 chord is known as:

  • B Dominant Ninth Flat Five
  • B 9-5
  • B 9(b5)
  • B Dom9b5
  • B9b5

The B Dominant Ninth Flat five chord is composed of the notes B, D#, F, A, and C#

B 9b5 chord Notes:

BD#FAC#

Tones in the Dominant Ninth Flat five chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7
8
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

B Dominant Ninth Flat five Guitar Chord Voicings

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Position 1
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B 9b5 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
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B 9b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
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B 9b5 position 2 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 9b5 | D 9b5 | E 9b5 | F 9b5 | G 9b5 | A 9b5 | B 9b5 | C#9b5 | D#9b5 | F#9b5 | G#9b5 | A#9b5

How to create your own B 9b5 chord fingerings

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

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1
2
3
4
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6
7
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9
10
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b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5