B9
B9 guitar chord is also written as Bdom9.
Below are up to 8 popular shapes for the B9 guitar chord, with suggested finger positions on the fretboard.
How to play the B9 chord
String numbers run from the thinnest string (1st) to the thickest string (6th). Match each numbered finger to the diagrams.
Shape 797879
- Place your index finger (1) on the 7th fret of the 2nd (B) string, 4th (D) string, and 6th (low E) string in a barre.
- Place your middle finger (2) on the 8th fret of the 3rd (G) string.
- Place your ring finger (3) on the 9th fret of the 5th (A) string.
- Place your little finger (4) on the 9th fret of the 1st (high E) string.
Shape 797809
- Place your index finger (1) on the 7th fret of the 4th (D) string and 6th (low E) string in a barre.
- Place your middle finger (2) on the 8th fret of the 3rd (G) string.
- Place your ring finger (3) on the 9th fret of the 5th (A) string.
- Place your little finger (4) on the 9th fret of the 1st (high E) string.
- Let the 2nd (B) string ring open.
View B9 inversions and slash chords
View 9 chord for guitar with other root notes
C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C♯ - D♯ - F♯ - G♯ - A♯ - D♭ - E♭ - G♭ - A♭ - B♭
