Bbo7b9 Mandolin Chord — Chart and Tabs in Irish Tuning

Short answer: Bbo7b9 is a Bb Diminished 7♭9 chord with the notes B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭♭, C♭. In Irish tuning, there are 172 voicings. See the fingering diagrams below.

Also known as: Bb°7b9

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How to Play Bbo7b9 on Mandolin

Bbo7b9, Bb°7b9

Notes: B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭♭, C♭

6,3,2,2,2,2,2,5 (42111113)
6,3,2,2,2,2,5,2 (42111131)
6,3,2,5,2,2,2,2 (42131111)
6,3,5,2,2,2,2,2 (42311111)
x,3,5,2,2,4,2,2 (x2411311)
x,3,2,2,2,4,2,5 (x2111314)
x,3,2,5,2,4,2,2 (x2141311)
x,3,2,2,4,2,2,5 (x2113114)
x,3,2,5,4,2,2,2 (x2143111)
x,3,5,2,4,2,2,2 (x2413111)
x,3,2,2,2,4,5,2 (x2111341)
x,3,2,2,4,2,5,2 (x2113141)
6,3,5,2,2,2,2,x (4231111x)
6,3,2,5,2,2,2,x (4213111x)
6,3,2,2,2,2,5,x (4211113x)
6,3,2,2,2,x,5,2 (42111x31)
6,3,2,2,x,2,2,5 (4211x113)
6,3,2,2,2,x,2,5 (42111x13)
6,3,2,2,2,2,x,5 (421111x3)
6,3,2,5,2,x,2,2 (42131x11)
6,3,x,2,2,2,2,5 (42x11113)
6,3,x,5,2,2,2,2 (42x31111)
6,3,2,x,2,2,2,5 (421x1113)
6,3,5,x,2,2,2,2 (423x1111)
6,3,2,5,x,2,2,2 (4213x111)
6,3,x,2,2,2,5,2 (42x11131)
6,3,5,2,x,2,2,2 (4231x111)
6,3,2,x,2,2,5,2 (421x1131)
6,3,5,2,2,x,2,2 (42311x11)
6,3,2,5,2,2,x,2 (421311x1)
6,3,5,2,2,2,x,2 (423111x1)
6,3,2,2,x,2,5,2 (4211x131)
x,3,2,5,2,4,2,x (x214131x)
x,3,2,5,4,2,2,x (x214311x)
x,3,5,2,4,2,2,x (x241311x)
x,3,2,2,4,2,5,x (x211314x)
x,3,2,2,2,4,5,x (x211134x)
x,3,5,2,2,4,2,x (x241131x)
x,3,2,x,2,4,2,5 (x21x1314)
x,3,x,5,4,2,2,2 (x2x43111)
x,3,5,x,4,2,2,2 (x24x3111)
x,3,2,x,4,2,5,2 (x21x3141)
x,3,x,2,4,2,5,2 (x2x13141)
x,3,x,5,2,4,2,2 (x2x41311)
x,3,2,5,2,4,x,2 (x21413x1)
x,3,x,2,4,2,2,5 (x2x13114)
x,3,2,x,2,4,5,2 (x21x1341)
x,3,5,x,2,4,2,2 (x24x1311)
x,3,2,2,2,4,x,5 (x21113x4)
x,3,2,2,4,2,x,5 (x21131x4)
x,3,5,2,4,2,x,2 (x24131x1)
x,3,x,2,2,4,2,5 (x2x11314)
x,3,2,5,4,2,x,2 (x21431x1)
x,3,2,x,4,2,2,5 (x21x3114)
x,3,x,2,2,4,5,2 (x2x11341)
x,3,5,2,2,4,x,2 (x24113x1)
6,3,2,5,2,2,x,x (421311xx)
6,3,5,2,2,2,x,x (423111xx)
3,x,2,x,2,4,5,2 (2x1x1341)
6,3,x,2,2,2,5,x (42x1113x)
6,3,x,5,2,2,2,x (42x3111x)
6,3,5,x,2,2,2,x (423x111x)
6,3,2,5,x,2,2,x (4213x11x)
6,3,2,x,2,2,5,x (421x113x)
6,3,5,2,x,2,2,x (4231x11x)
6,3,5,2,2,x,2,x (42311x1x)
3,x,5,x,4,2,2,2 (2x4x3111)
6,3,2,2,x,2,5,x (4211x13x)
6,3,2,5,2,x,2,x (42131x1x)
3,x,2,x,4,2,2,5 (2x1x3114)
3,x,5,x,2,4,2,2 (2x4x1311)
6,3,2,2,2,x,5,x (42111x3x)
3,x,2,x,2,4,2,5 (2x1x1314)
3,x,2,x,4,2,5,2 (2x1x3141)
x,3,5,2,4,2,x,x (x24131xx)
x,3,5,2,2,4,x,x (x24113xx)
x,3,2,5,2,4,x,x (x21413xx)
x,3,2,5,4,2,x,x (x21431xx)
6,3,x,5,2,2,x,2 (42x311x1)
6,3,5,x,x,2,2,2 (423xx111)
6,3,x,x,2,2,2,5 (42xx1113)
6,3,x,5,x,2,2,2 (42x3x111)
6,3,x,2,x,2,2,5 (42x1x113)
6,3,x,2,2,2,x,5 (42x111x3)
6,3,2,x,2,2,x,5 (421x11x3)
6,3,2,x,x,2,2,5 (421xx113)
6,3,5,2,2,x,x,2 (42311xx1)
6,3,x,2,2,x,2,5 (42x11x13)
6,3,2,2,2,x,x,5 (42111xx3)
6,3,2,5,2,x,x,2 (42131xx1)
6,3,2,x,2,x,2,5 (421x1x13)
6,3,5,2,x,2,x,2 (4231x1x1)
6,3,2,x,x,2,5,2 (421xx131)
6,3,2,5,x,2,x,2 (4213x1x1)
6,3,5,x,2,x,2,2 (423x1x11)
6,3,5,x,2,2,x,2 (423x11x1)
6,3,x,5,2,x,2,2 (42x31x11)
6,3,x,x,2,2,5,2 (42xx1131)
6,3,2,x,2,x,5,2 (421x1x31)
6,3,x,2,2,x,5,2 (42x11x31)
6,3,x,2,x,2,5,2 (42x1x131)
6,3,2,2,x,2,x,5 (4211x1x3)
x,3,x,2,2,4,5,x (x2x1134x)
x,3,x,5,4,2,2,x (x2x4311x)
x,3,2,x,4,2,5,x (x21x314x)
x,3,x,2,4,2,5,x (x2x1314x)
x,3,x,5,2,4,2,x (x2x4131x)
x,3,5,x,2,4,2,x (x24x131x)
x,3,5,x,4,2,2,x (x24x311x)
x,3,2,x,2,4,5,x (x21x134x)
x,3,5,x,2,4,x,2 (x24x13x1)
x,3,5,x,4,2,x,2 (x24x31x1)
x,3,x,5,4,2,x,2 (x2x431x1)
x,3,x,x,4,2,2,5 (x2xx3114)
x,3,x,x,4,2,5,2 (x2xx3141)
x,3,2,x,4,2,x,5 (x21x31x4)
x,3,x,2,4,2,x,5 (x2x131x4)
x,3,x,x,2,4,5,2 (x2xx1341)
x,3,x,5,2,4,x,2 (x2x413x1)
x,3,x,x,2,4,2,5 (x2xx1314)
x,3,2,x,2,4,x,5 (x21x13x4)
x,3,x,2,2,4,x,5 (x2x113x4)
0,3,x,2,4,2,x,x (.3x142xx)
0,3,2,x,4,2,x,x (.31x42xx)
0,3,2,x,2,4,x,x (.31x24xx)
6,3,2,5,2,x,x,x (42131xxx)
0,3,x,2,2,4,x,x (.3x124xx)
6,3,5,2,2,x,x,x (42311xxx)
3,x,2,x,4,2,5,x (2x1x314x)
6,3,5,2,x,2,x,x (4231x1xx)
0,3,x,x,2,4,2,x (.3xx142x)
3,x,2,x,2,4,5,x (2x1x134x)
3,x,5,x,2,4,2,x (2x4x131x)
0,3,x,x,4,2,2,x (.3xx412x)
3,x,5,x,4,2,2,x (2x4x311x)
6,3,2,5,x,2,x,x (4213x1xx)
6,3,x,5,x,2,2,x (42x3x11x)
3,x,5,x,4,2,x,2 (2x4x31x1)
3,x,x,x,2,4,2,5 (2xxx1314)
3,x,2,x,2,4,x,5 (2x1x13x4)
0,3,x,x,2,4,x,2 (.3xx14x2)
6,3,x,5,2,x,2,x (42x31x1x)
0,3,x,x,4,2,x,2 (.3xx41x2)
3,x,5,x,2,4,x,2 (2x4x13x1)
6,3,2,x,2,x,5,x (421x1x3x)
3,x,x,x,2,4,5,2 (2xxx1341)
3,x,2,x,4,2,x,5 (2x1x31x4)
6,3,5,x,x,2,2,x (423xx11x)
3,x,x,x,4,2,2,5 (2xxx3114)
3,x,x,x,4,2,5,2 (2xxx3141)
6,3,x,2,x,2,5,x (42x1x13x)
6,3,2,x,x,2,5,x (421xx13x)
6,3,x,2,2,x,5,x (42x11x3x)
6,3,5,x,2,x,2,x (423x1x1x)
4,x,5,8,7,4,x,x (1x2431xx)
4,x,5,8,4,7,x,x (1x2413xx)
6,3,x,2,2,x,x,5 (42x11xx3)
6,3,x,5,x,2,x,2 (42x3x1x1)
6,3,x,x,x,2,5,2 (42xxx131)
6,3,x,x,2,x,5,2 (42xx1x31)
6,3,x,x,2,x,2,5 (42xx1x13)
6,3,5,x,x,2,x,2 (423xx1x1)
6,3,x,5,2,x,x,2 (42x31xx1)
6,3,2,x,2,x,x,5 (421x1xx3)
6,3,x,x,x,2,2,5 (42xxx113)
6,3,5,x,2,x,x,2 (423x1xx1)
6,3,x,2,x,2,x,5 (42x1x1x3)
6,3,2,x,x,2,x,5 (421xx1x3)
4,x,x,8,7,4,5,x (1xx4312x)
4,x,x,8,4,7,5,x (1xx4132x)
4,x,x,8,4,7,x,5 (1xx413x2)
4,x,x,8,7,4,x,5 (1xx431x2)

Quick Summary

  • The Bbo7b9 chord contains the notes: B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭♭, C♭
  • In Irish tuning, there are 172 voicings available
  • Also written as: Bb°7b9
  • Each diagram shows finger positions on the Mandolin fretboard

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Bbo7b9 chord on Mandolin?

Bbo7b9 is a Bb Diminished 7♭9 chord. It contains the notes B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭♭, C♭. On Mandolin in Irish tuning, there are 172 ways to play this chord.

How do you play Bbo7b9 on Mandolin?

To play Bbo7b9 on in Irish tuning, use one of the 172 voicings shown above. Each diagram shows finger positions on the fretboard, with numbers indicating which fingers to use.

What notes are in the Bbo7b9 chord?

The Bbo7b9 chord contains the notes: B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭♭, C♭.

How many ways can you play Bbo7b9 on Mandolin?

In Irish tuning, there are 172 voicings for the Bbo7b9 chord. Each voicing uses a different position on the fretboard while playing the same notes: B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭♭, C♭.

What are other names for Bbo7b9?

Bbo7b9 is also known as Bb°7b9. These are different notations for the same chord with the same notes: B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭♭, C♭.

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