Six String Guitar · Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3

F♯M9♭5F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th

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Etone
F♯tone
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Dtone

Formula ♭5 · ♭7 · 1 · 4 · ♭6  ·  Notes C · E · F♯ · B · D

How to play it

F♯M9♭5 fingering positions

Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · 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).

F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (1 x 0 1 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (1 x 3 1 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (1 0 0 1 x 3) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (1 0 0 1 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (1 0 3 1 x 0) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (1 0 3 1 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 3 3 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 5 3 5 3) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

F♯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.

F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (1 x 0 1 0 3) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (1 x 3 1 0 0) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (1 0 0 1 x 3) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (1 0 0 1 0 3) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (1 0 3 1 x 0) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (1 0 3 1 0 0) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 3 3 5 5) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
F♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 5 3 5 3) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How F♯M9♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dreamyfloating
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · F♯ · B · D
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · ♭7 · 1 · 4 · ♭6
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