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

E9♭5E Dominant 9th Flat 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone
A♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2 · ♭5  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

E9♭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).

E Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (1 0 0 1 3) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
E Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 12th position (13 12 12 13 15) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
E Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 12th position (13 12 12 15 13) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

E9♭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.

E Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (1 0 0 1 3) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
E Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 12th position (13 12 12 13 15) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
E Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 12th position (13 12 12 15 13) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How E9♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
slinkyhazy
Genres
jazzfunk
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2 · ♭5
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E9♭5 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble COpen D

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