Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

Eø9E Half-Diminished 9th

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone
A♯tone

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

How to play it

Eø9 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1, 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 Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 13th position (15 14 13 16 15) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

Eø9 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 Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 13th position (15 14 13 16 15) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
Sound

How Eø9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fragiletensebittersweet
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · ♭5
Same notes asEm9♭5Eø7(add9)
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More ways to play E Half-Diminished 9th

Browse the rest of the E chords in this tuning, or open Eø9 in the app for every voicing.

Eø9 in other tunings:

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