What notes are in a B7b5#9 chord?

B7b5#9 is B, D#, F, A, D: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, ♯9 of B.

How do you play B7b5#9 on guitar?

5th String Root: x 2 1 2 3 1 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with B7b5#9?

Scales on B that contain every note of B7b5#9: B Altered, B Half-Whole Diminished, B Lydian #2 #6, B Hungarian Major.

Guitar chord · Dominant 7b5#9

B7b5#9 chord (B Dominant 7b5#9)

Dominant 7th with a lowered 5th and a sharp 9th: an altered dominant with no natural 5th.

Notes BD#FAD

Formula 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 ♯9

Shapes 1 on this page

B7b5#9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, B.

5th String Root x 2 1 2 3 1

Interactive chord diagram

B7b5#9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over B7b5#9

These scales start on B and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when B7b5#9 is the chord of the moment.

B Altered B Half-Whole Diminished B Lydian #2 #6 B Hungarian Major

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Questions

What notes are in a B7b5#9 chord?: B7b5#9 is B, D#, F, A, D: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, ♯9 of B.
How do you play B7b5#9 on guitar?: 5th String Root: x 2 1 2 3 1 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with B7b5#9?: Scales on B that contain every note of B7b5#9: B Altered, B Half-Whole Diminished, B Lydian #2 #6, B Hungarian Major.

Dominant 7b5#9 chords in every key

C7b5#9 C#7b5#9 D7b5#9 Eb7b5#9 E7b5#9 F7b5#9 F#7b5#9 G7b5#9 Ab7b5#9 A7b5#9 Bb7b5#9 B7b5#9