B9 chord on piano

B dominant 9th: B · D♯ · F♯ · A · C♯. It sounds the funk and soul workhorse: a dominant 7th wearing colour.

On the keyboard

Fingering

Right hand, root position: B — finger 1 · D♯ — finger 2 · F♯ — finger 3 · A — finger 4 · C♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

• RootB – D♯ – F♯ – A – C♯
• 1stD♯ – F♯ – A – C♯ – B
• 2ndF♯ – A – C♯ – B – D♯
• 3rdA – C♯ – B – D♯ – F♯
• 4rdC♯ – B – D♯ – F♯ – A

B chords of every quality

Every dominant 9th chord

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