Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

G♯ø9(add2)G♯ Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd

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F♯tone
Gtone
A♯tone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · ♭7 · 7 · 2 · ♭5 · ♭7  ·  Notes E · F♯ · G · A♯ · D · F♯

How to play it

G♯ø9(add2) 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).

G♯ Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 4 7 4) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
G♯ Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (5 7 8 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
G♯ Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 16th position (17 16 16 19 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
G♯ Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 17th position (17 19 20 20 20) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

G♯ø9(add2) 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.

G♯ Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 4 7 4) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
G♯ Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (5 7 8 8 8) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
G♯ Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 16th position (17 16 16 19 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
G♯ Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 17th position (17 19 20 20 20) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
Sound

How G♯ø9(add2) sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fragiletense
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · F♯ · G · A♯ · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · ♭7 · 7 · 2 · ♭5 · ♭7
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