Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

Fø9F Half-Diminished 9th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

G♯tone

Ctone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 5 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C

How to play it

Fø9 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3, 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 Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — Open (0 1 1 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

F Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — Open (0 1 1 3 2) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

F Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 5 5 3 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

F Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 5 5 6 3) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

F Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 13 13 14 15) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

F Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 13 13 15 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

Fø9 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 Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — Open (0 1 1 2 3) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

F Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — Open (0 1 1 3 2) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

F Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 5 5 3 6) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

F Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 5 5 6 3) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

F Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 13 13 14 15) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

F Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 13 13 15 14) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

Sound

How Fø9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 5

Same notes asFm9♭5 Fø7(add9)

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