Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

Eo♭9E Diminished minor ninth

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone
Atone

Formula 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · 4  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D · F♯ · A

How to play it

Eo♭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).

E Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 13th position (14 13 13 15 13) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 14th position (14 16 17 17 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

Eo♭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.

E Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 13th position (14 13 13 15 13) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 14th position (14 16 17 17 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How Eo♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bleakdissonant
Genres
jazzclassical
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · F♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · 4
Same notes asEø♭9Eø7♭9
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Eo♭9 in other tunings:

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