E°♭9E Diminished Flat 9th
G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
Atone
Formula 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 4 · Notes G♯ · B · D · A
How to play it
E°♭9 fingering positions
Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1, 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).
Read it as tab
E°♭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.
Sound
How E°♭9 sounds
Consonance
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Character
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Genres
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesG♯ · B · D · A
Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · ♭7 · 4
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