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

DM7♯9D Major 7th Sharp 9th

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G♯tone

Btone

D♯tone

Gtone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · 4 · Notes E · G♯ · B · D♯ · G

How to play it

DM7♯9 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 Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (x 3 1 0 0 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 2 4 4 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 5 4 4 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (8 x 5 8 5 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (8 6 5 5 5 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 6 9 9 8 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 6 9 9 8 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 x 8 8 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

DM7♯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.

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (x 3 1 0 0 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 2 4 4 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 5 4 4 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (8 x 5 8 5 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (8 6 5 5 5 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 6 9 9 8 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 6 9 9 8 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 x 8 8 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Sound

How DM7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

mysticclashing

Genres

jazzexperimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D♯ · G

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · 4

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