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

Eø9(add2)E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone
A♯tone

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

How to play it

Eø9(add2) 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).

E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (0 2 3 3 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (0 2 3 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (0 6 7 6 4) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 11th position (12 11 11 14 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 12th position (12 14 15 15 15) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

Eø9(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.

E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (0 2 3 3 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (0 2 3 2 4) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (0 6 7 6 4) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 11th position (12 11 11 14 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 12th position (12 14 15 15 15) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How Eø9(add2) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fragiletense
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · B · D · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · ♭5
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