B7♭9 guitar chord
B 7 flat 9. Notes: B D♯ F♯ A C.01
IntermediateEasy shape
Fret 1 · Tense & precise
Play slowly and keep each fingertip close to its fret wire.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A fret 2, finger 3 (B)
- D fret 1, finger 1 (D♯)
- G fret 2, finger 4 (A)
- B fret 1, finger 1 (C)
- High E fret 2, finger 2 (F♯)
02
HardHarder shape
E-shape · fret 7 · Full & movable
Root on the 6th string at fret 7. Set your first finger across fret 7 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E fret 7, finger 1 (B)
- A fret 9, finger 4 (F♯)
- D fret 7, finger 1 (A)
- G fret 8, finger 2 (D♯)
- B fret 7, finger 1 (F♯)
- High E fret 8, finger 3 (C)
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