Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

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 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 ninth guitar chord — Open (x 3 1 2 3 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 0 2 4 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 5th position (8 5 7 8 7 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 5th position (8 6 x 7 7 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 5th position (8 5 7 8 7 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 5th position (8 6 7 7 7 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 6th position (8 6 7 7 7 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar chord — 6th position (8 6 7 7 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

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 — Open (x 3 1 2 3 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 0 2 4 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 5th position (8 5 7 8 7 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 5th position (8 6 x 7 7 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 5th position (8 5 7 8 7 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 5th position (8 6 7 7 7 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 6th position (8 6 7 7 7 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Diminished ninth guitar tab — 6th position (8 6 7 7 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Sound

How Do9 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♯ · F♯

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

Same notes asDo7(add9)

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