# 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 C in the bass, this voicing functions as the 4th 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: 10

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 3 4 4 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/x34445)
- Shape 2: 8 0 7 8 7 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/807877)
- Shape 3: 8 9 9 8 10 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/8998a8)
- Shape 4: 8 0 10 8 7 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/80a877)
- Shape 5: 8 0 9 11 0 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/809b0b)
- Shape 6: 8 0 10 11 0 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/80ab0b)
- Shape 7: 8 9 9 8 10 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/8998ab)
- Shape 8: 8 9 9 8 10 -1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/c/8998ax)

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