Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

Dm9♭5D Minor 9th Flat 5th

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Gtone
A♯tone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · 3  ·  Notes E · G · A♯ · D · F♯

How to play it

Dm9♭5 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · 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).

D Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 9 12 11) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

Dm9♭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 Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 9 12 11) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How Dm9♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fragiletensebittersweet
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · 3
Same notes asDø9Dø7(add9)
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