B9 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE 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
x 2 1 3 2 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x B D# A C# x	medium
x 6 x 5 2 5	– 4 – 2 1 3	x D# x B C# A	hard
7 4 x 3 4 x	4 2 – 1 3 –	B C# x A D# x	hard
7 4 4 5 4 5	4 1 1 2 1 3	B C# F# B D# A	medium · barre on fret 4
7 6 x 7 0 5	3 2 – 4 – 1	B D# x C# B A	hard
7 6 7 7 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	B D# A C# B x	medium
7 9 7 9 7 9	1 2 1 3 1 4	B F# A D# F# C#	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 10 9	– – 1 1 2 1	x x B D# A C#	easy · barre on fret 9
11 12 11 12 12 11	1 2 1 3 4 1	D# A C# F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 11
x 2 1 0 2 5	– 2 1 – 3 4	x B D# F# C# A	hard
5 6 x 5 2 x	2 4 – 3 1 –	A D# x B C# x	hard
x 4 x 3 4 7	– 2 – 1 3 4	x C# x A D# B	hard
7 4 4 7 4 5	3 1 1 4 1 2	B C# F# C# D# A	medium · barre on fret 4
7 6 x 7 x 5	3 2 – 4 – 1	B D# x C# x A	hard
7 6 7 7 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	B D# A C# x x	medium
7 9 7 9 0 9	1 2 1 3 – 4	B F# A D# B C#	medium · barre on fret 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 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE 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 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 EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-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.