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

G♯M7♭9G♯ Major 7th Flat 9th

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G♯tone
Btone
D♯tone
Ftone

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

How to play it

G♯M7♭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).

G♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (3 3 3 2 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 6 0 4 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 3 3 4 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 15 14 17) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 15th position (15 15 15 16 15) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

G♯M7♭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♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (3 3 3 2 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 6 0 4 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 3 3 4 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 15 14 17) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 15th position (15 15 15 16 15) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How G♯M7♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dissonanteerie
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

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