Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

Eø♭9♯9E Half-Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th

G♯Root

Btone

Dtone

F♯tone

Atone

Btone

Formula 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · 4 · 5 · Notes G♯ · B · D · F♯ · A · B

How to play it

Eø♭9♯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).

E Half-Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 5 0 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)

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

Read it as tab

Eø♭9♯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 Half-Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 5 0 5) in Double C (gCGCD)

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

Sound

How Eø♭9♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gratingharsh

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · F♯ · A · B

Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · 4 · 5

Same notes asEo♭9♯9

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