B9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A · C#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 2 1 2 2 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	C# A D# B F# x	medium · barre on fret 1
3 2 4 2 2 6	2 1 3 1 1 4	D# A F# B F# C#	hard · barre on fret 2
3 4 x 4 5 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	D# B x C# A x	hard
x 4 4 4 5 8	– 1 1 1 2 3	x B F# C# A D#	hard · barre on fret 4
x x 9 6 5 6	– – 4 2 1 3	x x B D# A C#	hard
6 6 7 6 7 6	1 1 2 1 3 1	F# C# A D# B C#	easy · barre on fret 6
11 8 7 0 9 x	4 2 1 – 3 –	B D# A A C# x	hard
11 8 9 0 9 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	B D# B A C# x	medium
11 11 11 12 11 11	1 1 1 2 1 1	B F# C# A D# F#	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 1 4 5 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D# C# A x	hard
3 6 4 2 2 2	2 4 3 1 1 1	D# C# F# B F# A	hard · barre on fret 2
3 4 7 4 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	D# B A C# x x	hard
x 4 7 4 5 8	– 1 3 1 2 4	x B A C# A D#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 6 9 0 5 8	– 2 4 – 1 3	x C# B A A D#	hard
6 6 7 6 7 x	1 1 2 1 3 –	F# C# A D# B x	easy · barre on fret 6
11 8 11 0 7 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	B D# C# A B x	hard

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.