# 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 F♯ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd 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: 8

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 9 9 8 10 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/f-sharp/x998a8)
- Shape 2: 2 0 1 4 1 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/f-sharp/201412)
- Shape 3: 2 3 4 4 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/f-sharp/234445)
- Shape 4: 2 2 1 2 1 -1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/f-sharp/22121x)
- Shape 5: 14 14 13 14 13 -1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/f-sharp/eededx)
- Shape 6: 2 3 -1 4 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/f-sharp/23x445)
- Shape 7: 2 2 -1 5 4 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/f-sharp/22x545)
- Shape 8: 14 14 -1 14 13 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/b-dominant-7th-flat-9th/f-sharp/eexedb)

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