B9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A · C#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 3 3 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x B C# A C# D#	easy
x 3 2 3 3 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D# A C# x	medium
x 3 x 7 5 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x B x C# D# A	hard
5 5 5 5 5 6	1 1 1 1 1 2	F# C# F# B D# A	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 0 8 6	4 2 – – 3 1	B D# C# F# F# A	hard
10 7 8 7 8 0	4 1 2 1 3 –	B D# A C# F# D#	medium · barre on fret 7
10 x 8 9 8 10	3 – 1 2 1 4	B x A D# F# C#	hard · barre on fret 8
10 10 0 9 11 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	B F# C# D# A D#	medium
10 10 0 0 11 0	1 2 – – 3 –	B F# C# F# A D#	easy
x 3 2 3 3 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D# A C# D#	medium
2 3 2 3 3 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	D# B D# A C# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 5 3 6	– 4 – 2 1 3	x D# x B C# A	hard
0 5 5 5 5 6	– 1 1 1 1 2	C# C# F# B D# A	easy · barre on fret 5
10 x 0 9 8 6	4 – – 3 2 1	B x C# D# F# A	hard
10 7 8 7 8 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	B D# A C# F# x	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 8 9 8 8	– 3 1 2 1 1	C# F# A D# F# B	medium · barre on fret 8

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 C# 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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.