Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

Dø11♯9D Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th

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Gtone

A♯tone

Dtone

Gtone

Atone

Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · 4 · 5 · Notes E · G · A♯ · D · G · A

How to play it

Dø11♯9 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 Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (0 5 6 5 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

D Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (0 5 6 6 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

Read it as tab

Dø11♯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.

D Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (0 5 6 5 6) in Open G (gDGBD)

D Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (0 5 6 6 5) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How Dø11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

thickmurky

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · D · G · A

Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · 4 · 5

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