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

Gø7♭9G Half-Diminished 7th Flat 9th

DRoot

Ftone

G♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

Formula 5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · Notes D · F · G♯ · C · D♯

How to play it

Gø7♭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).

G Half-Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 5 6 6 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

G Half-Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 14th position (15 14 14 16 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

G Half-Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 15th position (15 17 18 18 17) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Gø7♭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.

G Half-Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 5 6 6 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

G Half-Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 14th position (15 14 14 16 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

G Half-Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 15th position (15 17 18 18 17) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Sound

How Gø7♭9 sounds

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Moods & genres

Moods

bleakdissonant

Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G♯ · C · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6

Same notes asGø♭9 Go♭9

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