B♭7♯9 chord on guitar

B♭7♯9 is the B♭ dominant 7 sharp 9 chord. Its notes are B♭, D, F, A♭ and C♯. It is the same chord as A♯7♯9. A familiar blues-rock altered dominant. The fifth is omitted.

How to play B♭7♯9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e12

x-13-12-13-14-x

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in B♭7♯9

Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♯9
Also written
B♭7♯9
Chord type
Dominant 7 sharp 9

B♭7♯9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112FA♭B♭C♯DB♭C♯DFA♭DFA♭B♭C♯DA♭B♭C♯DFC♯DFA♭B♭FA♭B♭C♯D

Every B♭, D, F, A♭ and C♯ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, B♭. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

Related chords

Other B♭ chords

Other dominant 7 sharp 9 chords

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