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Balt Piano Chord

A dominant chord with maximum tension — the specific tones (b5, #5, b9, #9) are chosen by the player based on context. An advanced jazz chord where the listed intervals represent one common voicing.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand B2 · A3 fingers 5–1
Right hand F4 · D5 · D#5 fingers 1–4–5

How to play the Balt chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play B2 and A3 with the left hand and F4, D5 and D#5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–4–5 on the right (1 is the thumb).

Other names for the Balt chord

Other names: B altered

Music theory name: altered dominant chord

Common name: B altered chord

Notes and intervals in the Balt chord

Note Interval
B Root
D# Major 3rd
F Diminished 5th
A Minor 7th
D Augmented 9th

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys