Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

Gø7♯9G Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th

DRoot
Ftone
G♯tone
Ctone
Ftone

Formula 5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭7  ·  Notes D · F · G♯ · C · F

How to play it

Gø7♯9 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE), 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 Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 6 6 6) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
G Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 17th position (17 18 18 18) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
Read it as tab

Gø7♯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 Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 6 6 6) in Chicago (DGBE)
G Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 17th position (17 18 18 18) in Chicago (DGBE)
Sound

How Gø7♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
thickdark
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G♯ · C · F
Formula (scale degrees)5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭7
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