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

F7♭9F Dominant 7th Flat 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone
Btone

Formula 4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F · G♯ · B

How to play it

F7♭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).

F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (13 12 11 11 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (13 12 11 14 11) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

F7♭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 Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (13 12 11 11 14) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (13 12 11 14 11) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How F7♭9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tensedramaticexotic
Genres
jazzclassicallatin
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
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