B7♭9/A

B7♭9/A is a B dominant 7th flat 9th chord with A in the bass.

B7♭9/A guitar chord is also written as Bdom7♭9/A or B7(♭9)/A.

Below are up to 8 popular shapes for the B7♭9/A guitar chord, with suggested finger positions on the fretboard.

How to play the B7♭9/A chord

String numbers run from the thinnest string (1st) to the thickest string (6th). Match each numbered finger to the diagrams.

Shape 534445

• Place your index finger (1) on the 3rd fret of the 5th (A) string.
• Place your middle finger (2) on the 4th fret of the 2nd (B) string, 3rd (G) string, and 4th (D) string in a barre.
• Place your ring finger (3) on the 5th fret of the 6th (low E) string.
• Place your little finger (4) on the 5th fret of the 1st (high E) string.

Shape 567577

• Place your index finger (1) on the 5th fret of the 3rd (G) string and 6th (low E) string in a barre.
• Place your middle finger (2) on the 6th fret of the 5th (A) string.
• Place your ring finger (3) on the 7th fret of the 4th (D) string.
• Place your little finger (4) on the 7th fret of the 1st (high E) string and 2nd (B) string in a barre.

View B dominant 7th flat 9th inversions and slash chords

B7♭9 - B7♭9/D♯ - B7♭9/F♯ - B7♭9/A - B7♭9/C

View dominant 7th flat 9th chord for guitar with other root notes

C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C♯ - D♯ - F♯ - G♯ - A♯ - D♭ - E♭ - G♭ - A♭ - B♭