FM9♭5F Major 9th Flat 5th
A♯Root
Dtone
Etone
Atone
Ctone
Formula 4 · 6 · 7 · 3 · 5 · Notes A♯ · D · E · A · C
How to play it
FM9♭5 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).
Read it as tab
FM9♭5 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.
Sound
How FM9♭5 sounds
Consonance
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Brightness
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Character
Moods & genres
Moods
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Genres
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesA♯ · D · E · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 7 · 3 · 5
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