Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

D♯7♭9D♯ Dominant 7th Flat 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone
Gtone

Formula ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 3  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · G

How to play it

D♯7♭9 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2, 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♯ Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 9 9 12) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
D♯ Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 9 12 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

D♯7♭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.

D♯ Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 9 9 12) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
D♯ Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 9 12 9) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How D♯7♭9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tensedramaticexotic
Genres
jazzclassicallatin
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 3
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