Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

Dm7♭9D Minor 7th Flat 9th

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

How to play it

Dm7♭9 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), 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 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 12th position (14 14 12 13 15) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
D Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 12th position (14 14 12 15 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

Dm7♭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.

D Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 12th position (14 14 12 13 15) in Double C (gCGCD)
D Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 12th position (14 14 12 15 13) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How Dm7♭9 sounds

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · B · D · F
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3
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