Five String Banjo · Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)

Do7♭9D Diminished 7th Flat 9th

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Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3  ·  Notes E · G · A♯ · C♯ · F

How to play it

Do7♭9 fingering positions

Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD), 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 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 4 3 3 6) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
Read it as tab

Do7♭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 Diminished 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 4 3 3 6) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
Sound

How Do7♭9 sounds

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C♯ · F
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3
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