E Minor 9 flat 5 Guitar Chord — Drop B
Guitar chord voicings in Drop B tuning (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
E Minor 9 flat 5 Voicings in Drop B
E Minor 9 flat 5 in Drop B Tuning — Guide
Notes: E, F#, G, Bb, D
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 5d, 7m
The E Minor 9 flat 5 chord in Drop B tuning (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) requires different fingerings than standard tuning. We found 6 playable voicings, each filtered for comfortable fret span (max 4 frets) and realistic finger placement.
Scales for Improvising Over E Minor 9 flat 5 in Drop B
When playing E Minor 9 flat 5 in Drop B tuning, these scales work well for improvisation and melody writing:
- E Major scale
- E Minor Pentatonic scale — the go-to scale for rock and blues soloing