Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

D7♭9D Dominant 7th Flat 9th

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Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · ♭3  ·  Notes E · G♯ · B · D · F

How to play it

D7♭9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3, 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).

D Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 9 10 8) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

D7♭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.

D Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 9 10 8) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How D7♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D · F
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · ♭3
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