B9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 1 0 2	2 3 – 1 – 4	B F# A D# F# C#	medium
2 2 6 4 3 2	1 1 4 3 2 1	B F# D# F# A C#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 4	– 4 2 – 1 3	x B C# x A D#	hard
x 7 4 7 5 4	– 3 1 4 2 1	x B C# A B D#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 5 6 7 7 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	A A D# A C# B	medium
x 7 6 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D# A C# B	medium
0 9 0 9 9 7	– 2 – 3 4 1	A C# A B D# F#	medium
9 9 9 9 9 10	1 1 1 1 1 2	F# C# F# B D# A	easy · barre on fret 9
0 11 12 11 12 12	– 1 2 1 3 4	A D# A C# F# B	medium · barre on fret 11
2 x 0 1 0 2	2 – – 1 – 3	B x A D# F# C#	easy
2 x 4 x 3 4	1 – 3 – 2 4	B x C# x A D#	hard
4 7 6 x 3 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	C# B D# x A x	hard
x 7 4 7 7 4	– 2 1 3 4 1	x B C# A C# D#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 0 7 7 0	2 1 – 3 4 –	D# A A A C# B	medium
x 7 6 7 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D# A C# x	medium
0 9 9 7 9 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	A C# F# A D# B	medium

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 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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.

How the B9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
5	7	F#
♭7	10	A
9	14	C#

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

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.