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

F°♭9F Diminished Flat 9th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

Btone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭5 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · B

How to play it

F°♭9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭), 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).

F Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 5 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

F Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 3 5 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

F Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — 14th position (14 15 17 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

Read it as tab

F°♭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.

F Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 5 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

F Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 3 5 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

F Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — 14th position (14 15 17 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

Sound

How F°♭9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · B

Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭5

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