Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

D°♭9D Diminished Flat 9th

ERoot
Gtone
A♯tone
Ftone

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

How to play it

D°♭9 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3, 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 Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 8 10 7) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

D°♭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 Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 8 10 7) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
Sound

How D°♭9 sounds

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Character

Moods & genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

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