Voicing detail · 7b9

A#7b9

A.k.a.Bb7b9, B♭7♭9

Fingering · A#7b9Interactive
X
F
F#
G
G#
A
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
G#
G#
A
A#
B
C
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
A#
A#
B
C
C#
D
X
F
F#
G
G#
A
1
2
3
4
5

— About this chord

A#7b9 flattens the ninth against a dominant seventh, producing a sharp, unresolved tension that's a staple of jazz and Latin turnarounds, especially resolving down a fifth. The compact diminished-over-root shape is easy to slide chromatically for quick ii-V-i movement. Common in bebop heads and salsa montunos. Also searched as Bb7b9.

Intervals
135♭7♭9
Tuning
StandardE · B · G · D · A · E
Position
Frets 1 – 5
Tags
jazzbluestension