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

D♯M9♯5D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Dtone

Ftone

G♯tone

Formula ♭3 · 5 · 7 · 2 · 4 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · F · G♯

How to play it

D♯M9♯5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (0 x 1 1 1 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (0 3 1 1 x 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (0 3 x 1 4 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (0 3 4 1 4 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (0 3 4 1 4 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (0 3 1 1 1 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (0 3 1 1 4 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (0 3 4 1 4 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (0 x 1 1 1 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (0 3 1 1 x 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (0 3 x 1 4 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (0 3 4 1 4 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (0 3 4 1 4 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (0 3 1 1 1 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (0 3 1 1 4 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (0 3 4 1 4 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How D♯M9♯5 sounds

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · F · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · 5 · 7 · 2 · 4

Same notes asD♯+M9 D♯+M7(add9)

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