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

Eo7♭9E Diminished 7th Flat 9th

G♯Root

Btone

Dtone

Ftone

Atone

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

How to play it

Eo7♭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).

E Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (0 1 0 1 3) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

E Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 4 4 3 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

E Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 4 4 6 3) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

E Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 13 12 13 15) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

E Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 13 12 15 13) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Eo7♭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 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (0 1 0 1 3) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

E Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 4 4 3 6) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

E Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 4 4 6 3) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

E Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 13 12 13 15) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

E Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 13 12 15 13) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

Sound

How Eo7♭9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · F · A

Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4

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