Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

Do9D Diminished ninth

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Gtone
A♯tone
C♯tone
F♯tone

Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 3  ·  Notes E · G · A♯ · C♯ · F♯

How to play it

Do9 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).

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 12th position (12 14 14 15 15) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

Do9 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 Diminished ninth guitar tab — 12th position (12 14 14 15 15) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How Do9 sounds

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Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 3
Same notes asDo7(add9)
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More ways to play D Diminished ninth

Browse the rest of the D chords in this tuning, or open Do9 in the app for every voicing.

Do9 in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CSawmill / Mountain Modal

See & hear Do9 in Chordology

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