Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

Cm7♭9C Minor 7th Flat 9th

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D♯tone
Gtone
A♯tone
C♯tone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2  ·  Notes C · D♯ · G · A♯ · C♯

How to play it

Cm7♭9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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).

C Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 10 11 9) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
C Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 10th position (10 13 13 13 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

Cm7♭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.

C Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 10 11 9) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
C Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 10th position (10 13 13 13 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How Cm7♭9 sounds

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Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · G · A♯ · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2
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