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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

B7♭9

B dominant flat ninth

Open

E♭
C
F♯
F♯
B
2 0 1 4 1 2barre · 4 fingers
✕
E♭
A
F♯
C
× 3 1 2 0 24 fingers
✕
E♭
C
F♯
B
× 0 1 4 1 24 fingers

1st position

✕
E♭
C
B
A
F♯
× 2 1 2 1 2barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
E♭
C
B
A
× 2 1 2 1 ×4 fingers
✕
E♭
C
F♯
B
A
2 2 1 2 1 ×barre · 4 fingers

2nd position

✕✕
2fr
B
E♭
C
A
× 2 × 5 4 54 fingers
✕
2fr
B
F♯
E♭
A
C
5 2 × 5 4 2barre · 4 fingers
✕
2fr
F♯
B
E♭
C
A
2 2 × 5 4 5barre · 4 fingers

4th position

4fr
F♯
E♭
C
A
B
7 0 4 5 4 5barre · 4 fingers
4fr
F♯
E♭
C
B
B
7 0 4 5 4 7barre · 4 fingers
✕
4fr
F♯
E♭
C
A
B
7 × 4 5 4 5barre · 4 fingers

5th position

✕
5fr
C
A
E♭
B
F♯
7 6 × 5 7 5barre · 4 fingers
✕
5fr
C
A
E♭
B
A
7 6 7 5 × 5barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
5fr
C
E♭
B
A
7 6 7 5 × ×4 fingers

7th position

7fr
B
A
F♯
E♭
C
F♯
7 9 7 8 7 8barre · 4 fingers
✕
7fr
B
A
F♯
E♭
C
7 × 7 8 7 8barre · 3 fingers
7fr
A
F♯
B
C
E♭
F♯
8 9 7 8 7 7barre · 4 fingers

8th position

8fr
C
E♭
C
F♯
B
A
8 9 9 8 10 8barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
8fr
E♭
C
B
A
× × 9 8 10 84 fingers
✕
8fr
E♭
C
F♯
B
A
× 9 9 8 10 8barre · 4 fingers

10th position

✕
10fr
C
F♯
E♭
A
× 12 10 11 0 114 fingers
✕
10fr
C
F♯
E♭
B
× 0 10 11 12 114 fingers
10fr
C
E♭
F♯
E♭
11 0 10 11 0 114 fingers

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