B9 chord on 4-String Banjo — Irish Tenor (GDAE)

in Irish Tenor (GDAE) (G-D-A-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A · C#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (7)

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo — Irish Tenor (GDAE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9

See B9 in another tuning

Tenor Standard (CGDA) C-G-D-A Irish Tenor (GDAE) G-D-A-E Plectrum (CGBD) C-G-B-D Chicago (DGBE) D-G-B-E

What notes make up the B9 chord?

B9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes B, D#, F#, A, C#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.