Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

D+M9♭5D Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th

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G♯tone

A♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · Notes E · G♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

D+M9♭5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 7th position (9 8 7 8 8 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

D Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 9th position (9 10 10 10 10 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

D+M9♭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 Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 7th position (9 8 7 8 8 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

D Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 9th position (9 10 10 10 10 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How D+M9♭5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 3

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