Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

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), 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 — 3rd position (4 3 6 0 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)

E Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 14th position (16 15 14 17 16) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)

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 — 3rd position (4 3 6 0 5) in Double C (gCGCD)

E Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 14th position (16 15 14 17 16) in Double C (gCGCD)

Sound

How Eø9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · F♯ · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · ♭5

Same notes asEm9♭5 Eø7(add9)

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