B7(#9)
B7(#9)
B 7(#9)
Advanced
Major
Altered
7#9 chord - the Hendrix chord
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
B
RootD#
Major 3rdF#
Perfect 5thA
Minor 7thD
Augmented 9thInterval Details
B
Root
D#
Major 3rd
F#
Perfect 5th
A
Minor 7th
D
Augmented 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9A
Sound Character
Timbre
Bright, stable
Emotion
Happy, optimistic, strong
Suitable Genres
Pop, Rock, Country, Classical
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
B - D# - F# - A - D
Bass: BInversion 1
D# - F# - A - D - B
Bass: D#Inversion 2
F# - A - D - B - D#
Bass: F#Inversion 3
A - D - B - D# - F#
Bass: AInversion 4
D - B - D# - F# - A
Bass: DCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the B7(#9) chord.
Related Chords
Extended from B7(#9)
B13#9
B7#9b13
B7#9#11
B13#9#11
B7#9#11b13
B7b9#9
Simplified
B5
B7no5
BM
B7
Bm
Bm7
Alternate Symbols
B7#9
Tags
altered
dominant
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Guitar
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