What notes are in a Bb9b5 chord?

Bb9b5 is Bb, D, Fb, Ab, C: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, 9 of Bb.

How do you play Bb9b5 on guitar?

6th String Root: 6 5 6 5 5 x; 5th String Root: x 1 0 1 1 0 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Dominant 9b5

Bb9b5 chord (Bb Dominant 9b5)

Dominant 9th with a lowered 5th: a dominant chord whose notes all fit the whole-tone scale.

Notes BbDFbAbC

Formula 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 9

Shapes 2 on this page

Bb9b5 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 6 5 6 5 5 x

5th String Root x 1 0 1 1 0

Interactive chord diagram

Bb9b5 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 Bb9b5

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bb9b5 is the chord of the moment.

Bb Lydian Dominant Bb Whole Tone Bb Leading Whole Tone Bb Major Locrian Bb Lydian Dominant b6 Bb Prometheus

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Questions

What notes are in a Bb9b5 chord?: Bb9b5 is Bb, D, Fb, Ab, C: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, 9 of Bb.
How do you play Bb9b5 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 6 5 6 5 5 x; 5th String Root: x 1 0 1 1 0 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bb9b5?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bb9b5: Bb Lydian Dominant, Bb Whole Tone, Bb Leading Whole Tone, Bb Major Locrian, Bb Lydian Dominant b6, Bb Prometheus.

Dominant 9b5 chords in every key

C9b5 C#9b5 D9b5 Eb9b5 E9b5 F9b5 F#9b5 G9b5 Ab9b5 A9b5 Bb9b5 B9b5