Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

F♯mM9♭5F♯ Minor major 9th Flat 5th

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D♯tone

F♯tone

Btone

Dtone

Formula ♭5 · 6 · 1 · 4 · ♭6 · Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · B · D

How to play it

F♯mM9♭5 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

F♯ Minor major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 4 4 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

F♯ Minor major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 4 5 4) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

F♯ Minor major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 15th position (16 15 16 16 17) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

F♯ Minor major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 15th position (16 15 16 17 16) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

F♯mM9♭5 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

F♯ Minor major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 4 4 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

F♯ Minor major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 4 5 4) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

F♯ Minor major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 15th position (16 15 16 16 17) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

F♯ Minor major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 15th position (16 15 16 17 16) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

Sound

How F♯mM9♭5 sounds

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Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · B · D

Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · 6 · 1 · 4 · ♭6

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