# B dominant 7th flat 9th Guitar Chord

> The B dominant 7th flat 9th dominant 7th flat 9th chord adds a flat ninth C to the dominant 7th, enhancing its dissonance and harmonic tension. This exotic, unresolved color is popular in jazz and classical cadences for creating dramatic resolutions. With A in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd inversion of B dominant 7th flat 9th.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: B7♭9
- Notes: B, D♯, F♯, A, C
- Intervals: 1 (B), 3 (D♯), 5 (F♯), ♭7 (A), ♭9 (C)
- Mood: dissonant, dramatic, intense, dark
- Genres: Jazz, Flamenco, Gypsy Jazz, Latin
- Playable shapes: 7

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 5 3 4 4 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/534445)
- Shape 2: 5 6 7 5 7 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/567577)
- Shape 3: -1 0 10 11 0 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/x0ab0b)
- Shape 4: 5 3 4 4 4 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/534442)
- Shape 5: 5 0 4 5 4 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/504547)
- Shape 6: 5 3 4 4 4 -1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/53444x)
- Shape 7: 5 3 -1 4 4 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/53x442)

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