EM7♭9E Major 7th Flat 9th
G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
Gtone
Atone
Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 4 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · G · A
How to play it
EM7♭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).
Read it as tab
EM7♭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.
Sound
How EM7♭9 sounds
Consonance
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Brightness
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Character
Moods & genres
Moods
dissonanteerie
Genres
experimental
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · A
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 4
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