Four String Banjo · Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2

D♯ø7♯9D♯ Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th

F♯Root
Atone
Ctone
Etone
Atone

Formula ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · ♭5  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C · E · A

How to play it

D♯ø7♯9 fingering positions

Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2, 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♯ Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (6 5 7 7) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
D♯ Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 17th position (18 17 19 19) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

D♯ø7♯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♯ Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (6 5 7 7) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
D♯ Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 17th position (18 17 19 19) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
Sound

How D♯ø7♯9 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
thickdark
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C · E · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · ♭5
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