Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

Fm9♭5F Minor 9th Flat 5th

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone
Ctone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 5  ·  Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C

How to play it

Fm9♭5 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).

F Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 3 6 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 15th position (17 16 15 18 17) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

Fm9♭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.

F Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 3 6 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 15th position (17 16 15 18 17) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How Fm9♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fragiletensebittersweet
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 5
Same notes asFø9Fø7(add9)
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