Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

EmM9♭5E Minor major 9th Flat 5th

G♯Root
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Dtone
Gtone
A♯tone

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

How to play it

EmM9♭5 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 Minor major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (14 13 13 16 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

EmM9♭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.

E Minor major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (14 13 13 16 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How EmM9♭5 sounds

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · G · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭3 · ♭5
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