Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Do9D Diminished ninth

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Gtone

A♯tone

C♯tone

F♯tone

Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 3 · Notes E · G · A♯ · C♯ · F♯

How to play it

Do9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1, 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 ninth guitar chord — 3rd position (x 5 3 4 5 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 4th position (x 5 6 4 6 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 9 10 9 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 7th position (10 8 x 9 9 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 9 10 9 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 7th position (10 8 9 9 9 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 9 9 9 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 9 9 9 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

Do9 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 ninth guitar tab — 3rd position (x 5 3 4 5 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 4th position (x 5 6 4 6 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 9 10 9 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 7th position (10 8 x 9 9 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 9 10 9 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 7th position (10 8 9 9 9 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 9 9 9 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 9 9 9 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How Do9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

eerietense

Genres

jazzfilm score

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 3

Same notes asDo7(add9)

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