Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

Fo♭9F Diminished minor ninth

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone
Btone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5  ·  Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · B

How to play it

Fo♭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).

F Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 3rd position (3 5 6 6 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 14th position (15 14 14 16 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 15th position (15 17 18 18 17) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

Fo♭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.

F Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 3rd position (3 5 6 6 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 14th position (15 14 14 16 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 15th position (15 17 18 18 17) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How Fo♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bleakdissonant
Genres
jazzclassical
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5
Same notes asFø♭9Fø7♭9
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More ways to play F Diminished minor ninth

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Fo♭9 in other tunings:

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