Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Co7♭9C Diminished 7th Flat 9th

CRoot
D♯tone
F♯tone
Atone
C♯tone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2  ·  Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · A · C♯

How to play it

Co7♭9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, 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).

C Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 7 9 6) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
C Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 10 10 11 10) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

Co7♭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.

C Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 7 9 6) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
C Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 10 10 11 10) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How Co7♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
menacinggrating
Genres
film score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · A · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2
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Co7♭9 in other tunings:

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