Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

D°(add9)D Diminished Added 9th

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Gtone

A♯tone

F♯tone

Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · 3 · Notes E · G · A♯ · F♯

How to play it

D°(add9) fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), 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 Diminished Added 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 x 5 3 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

D Diminished Added 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 13 x 14 15) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

D Diminished Added 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 13 x 15 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

D Diminished Added 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 13 15 15 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

Read it as tab

D°(add9) 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 Diminished Added 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 x 5 3 6) in Open G (gDGBD)

D Diminished Added 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 13 x 14 15) in Open G (gDGBD)

D Diminished Added 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 13 x 15 14) in Open G (gDGBD)

D Diminished Added 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 13 15 15 14) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How D°(add9) 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

NotesE · G · A♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · 3

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