B7alt
B7alt
B 7alt
Advanced
Major
Altered
Altered chord - all alterations applied
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
B
RootD#
Major 3rdA
Minor 7thC
Minor 9thInterval Details
B
Root
D#
Major 3rd
A
Minor 7th
C
Minor 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 7m - 9m
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# - A - C
Bass: BInversion 1
D# - A - C - B
Bass: D#Inversion 2
A - C - B - D#
Bass: AInversion 3
C - B - D# - A
Bass: CCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the B7alt chord.
Related Chords
Extended from B7alt
B7#5b9
B7b9
B13b9
B7b9b13
B7#5b9#11
B7b9#11
Simplified
B7no5
Alternate Symbols
Balt7
Tags
altered
dominant
Piano
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 3