What notes are in a Bb7b5b9 chord?

Bb7b5b9 is Bb, D, Fb, Ab, Cb: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, ♭9 of Bb.

How do you play Bb7b5b9 on guitar?

5th String Root: x 1 0 1 0 0 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Bb7b5b9?

Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bb7b5b9: Bb Altered, Bb Half-Whole Diminished, Bb Oriental, Bb Enigmatic, Bb Tritone.

Guitar chord · Dominant 7b5b9

Bb7b5b9 chord (Bb Dominant 7b5b9)

Dominant 7th with a lowered 5th and a flat 9th: an altered dominant with no natural 5th.

Notes BbDFbAbCb

Formula 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 ♭9

Shapes 1 on this page

Bb7b5b9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Bb.

5th String Root x 1 0 1 0 0

Interactive chord diagram

Bb7b5b9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over Bb7b5b9

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bb7b5b9 is the chord of the moment.

Bb Altered Bb Half-Whole Diminished Bb Oriental Bb Enigmatic Bb Tritone

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What notes are in a Bb7b5b9 chord?: Bb7b5b9 is Bb, D, Fb, Ab, Cb: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, ♭9 of Bb.
How do you play Bb7b5b9 on guitar?: 5th String Root: x 1 0 1 0 0 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bb7b5b9?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bb7b5b9: Bb Altered, Bb Half-Whole Diminished, Bb Oriental, Bb Enigmatic, Bb Tritone.

Dominant 7b5b9 chords in every key

C7b5b9 C#7b5b9 D7b5b9 Eb7b5b9 E7b5b9 F7b5b9 F#7b5b9 G7b5b9 Ab7b5b9 A7b5b9 Bb7b5b9 B7b5b9