About the B flat minor seven flat five nine chord
B flat minor seven flat five nine sits outside the plain diatonic set, so it is borrowed to add color and tension. Think of it as a B♭ half-diminished seventh chord with an added ninth.
Its notes are B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭, and C. The intervals are a minor third, a diminished fifth, a minor seventh, and a major ninth.
Also called A sharp minor seven flat five nine, which spells the same notes enharmonically.
Positions
No stored guitar shape for this voicing yet. Build it from B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭, C.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | B flat | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | D flat | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | F flat | Diminished 5th |
| 4 | A flat | Minor 7th |
| 5 | C | Major 9th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other B flat chords
Simpler triads
Suspended
B flat suspended two chordB flat suspended four chordB flat seven suspended four chordB flat nine suspended four chordB flat thirteen suspended four chord
Sixths and sevenths
B flat six chordB flat minor six chordB flat minor flat six chordB flat seven chordB flat major seven chordB flat minor seven chordB flat minor seven flat five chordB flat diminished seven chordB flat minor major seven chordB flat major seven flat five chordB flat major seven sharp five chordB flat minor major seven flat five chord
Extensions
B flat nine chordB flat add nine chordB flat major nine chordB flat minor nine chordB flat eleven chordB flat thirteen chordB flat six nine chordB flat minor add nine chordB flat major eleven chordB flat major thirteen chordB flat minor eleven chordB flat minor thirteen chordB flat minor six nine chordB flat minor major nine chordB flat minor major eleven chord
Altered
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