Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D9♭5D Dominant 9th Flat 5th

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G♯tone

A♯tone

Dtone

F♯tone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1 · 3 · Notes E · G♯ · A♯ · D · F♯

How to play it

D9♭5 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), 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).

D Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (14 13 13 14 16) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (14 13 13 16 14) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

D9♭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.

D Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (14 13 13 14 16) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (14 13 13 16 14) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How D9♭5 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

slinkyhazy

Genres

jazzfunk

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · A♯ · D · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1 · 3

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