Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

GM6♭9G Major 6th Flat 9th

DRoot
F♯tone
Atone
Btone
D♯tone

Formula 5 · 7 · 2 · 3 · ♭6  ·  Notes D · F♯ · A · B · D♯

How to play it

GM6♭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).

G Major 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 5 0 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
Read it as tab

GM6♭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.

G Major 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 5 0 6) in Open G (gDGBD)
Sound

How GM6♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
clashinguneasy
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · B · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · 2 · 3 · ♭6
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