Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 3

DM♭5D Major Flat 5th

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G♯tone
A♯tone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭6  ·  Notes E · G♯ · A♯

How to play it

DM♭5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · 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 Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 x 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 3
D Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 10 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

DM♭5 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 Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 x 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 3
D Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 10 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 3
Sound

How DM♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
quirkyunstable
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭6
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More ways to play D Major Flat 5th

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DM♭5 in other tunings:

StandardDrop DD StandardHalf-Step Down

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