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

Fo9F Diminished ninth

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone
Gtone
Ctone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 5  ·  Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G · C

How to play it

Fo9 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).

F Diminished ninth guitar chord — Open (1 2 1 3 4) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
F Diminished ninth guitar chord — Open (1 2 1 4 3) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
F Diminished ninth guitar chord — 13th position (13 14 13 15 16) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
F Diminished ninth guitar chord — 13th position (13 14 13 16 15) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

Fo9 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 ninth guitar tab — Open (1 2 1 3 4) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
F Diminished ninth guitar tab — Open (1 2 1 4 3) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
F Diminished ninth guitar tab — 13th position (13 14 13 15 16) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
F Diminished ninth guitar tab — 13th position (13 14 13 16 15) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How Fo9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 5
Same notes asFo7(add9)
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Fo9 in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble COpen D

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