Bb9#5 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
All chords More Bb chordsThe Bb9#5 is an altered dominant chord and is usually played in one of the two movable shapes depending on the most fitting position on the fretboard (it's also sometimes played with the root on the 4th string as a rootless voicing).
The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, major third, augmented fifth, minor seventh and ninth intervals. Notice that the third is sometimes omitted.
Bb9#5 is an abbreviation for B flat dominant ninth with a sharpened fifth. Other abbreviations are Bb9(#5) and Bb9+5. Notice that the chord also can be named as Bb9b13.
The notes that the Bb9#5 chord consists of are Bb, D, F#, Ab and C.
Examples of progressions featuring Bb9#5.
| Progression 1: Bb9#5 functions as a V chord. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Gm7 |
Cm7 |
Bb9#5 |
Ebmaj7 |
| Progression 2: Classic jazz resolution. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Cm7 |
F9 |
Bb9#5 |
Ebmaj7 |