Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Cm9♭5C Minor 9th Flat 5th

CRoot
D♯tone
F♯tone
A♯tone
Dtone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 2  ·  Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · D

How to play it

Cm9♭5 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, 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).

C Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 8 8 9 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
C Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 8 8 10 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

Cm9♭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.

C Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 8 8 9 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
C Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 8 8 10 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How Cm9♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fragiletensebittersweet
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 2
Same notes asCø9Cø7(add9)
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Cm9♭5 in other tunings:

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