B9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) 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
x 4 1 2 1 4	– 3 1 2 1 4	x B D# A C# F#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 7 6 3 x	– 2 4 3 1 –	x B A C# D# x	hard
6 6 7 8 6 9	1 1 2 3 1 4	F# C# A D# F# B	medium · barre on fret 6
11 x 7 8 x 11	3 – 1 2 – 4	B x A D# x C#	hard
11 8 11 8 9 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	B D# C# D# A x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 4 1 2 1 1	– 3 1 2 1 1	x B D# A C# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 x 6 3 7	– 2 – 3 1 4	x B x C# D# A	hard
6 6 9 8 6 7	1 1 4 3 1 2	F# C# B D# F# A	medium · barre on fret 6
11 x 11 8 x 7	3 – 4 2 – 1	B x C# D# x A	hard
x x 9 8 9 11	– – 2 1 3 4	x x B D# A C#	medium
x 4 1 2 1 x	– 3 1 2 1 –	x B D# A C# x	medium · barre on fret 1
3 4 7 6 3 x	1 2 4 3 1 –	D# B A C# D# x	hard · barre on fret 3
6 8 7 6 6 9	1 3 2 1 1 4	F# D# A C# F# B	medium · barre on fret 6
11 8 7 x x 11	3 2 1 – – 4	B D# A x x C#	hard
11 x 11 8 9 x	3 – 4 1 2 –	B x C# D# A x	hard
1 2 1 4 1 4	1 2 1 3 1 4	C# A D# B C# F#	medium · barre on fret 1

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 – Orkney 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 Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.