DM9♭5D Major 9th Flat 5th
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Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · ♭2 · 3 · Notes E · G♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F♯
How to play it
DM9♭5 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).
Read it as tab
DM9♭5 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.
Sound
How DM9♭5 sounds
Consonance
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Brightness
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Character
Moods & genres
Moods
dreamyfloating
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesE · G♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · ♭2 · 3
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