Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

EM7♭9E Major 7th Flat 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Gtone

Atone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 4 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · G · A

How to play it

EM7♭9 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · 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).

E Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (2 2 1 1 4) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

E Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 13th position (14 14 13 13 16) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

E Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 13th position (14 14 13 16 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

EM7♭9 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 Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (2 2 1 1 4) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

E Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 13th position (14 14 13 13 16) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

E Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 13th position (14 14 13 16 13) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

Sound

How EM7♭9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

dissonanteerie

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · A

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 4

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