G9♭5G Dominant 9th Flat 5th
DRoot
F♯tone
G♯tone
Ctone
Etone
Formula 5 · 7 · ♭2 · 4 · 6 · Notes D · F♯ · G♯ · C · E
How to play it
G9♭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).
Read it as tab
G9♭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.
Sound
How G9♭5 sounds
Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character
Moods & genres
Moods
slinkyhazy
Genres
jazzfunk
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesD · F♯ · G♯ · C · E
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · ♭2 · 4 · 6
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