Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

Dø9♯5D Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th

ERoot
Gtone
A♯tone
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 1 · 3  ·  Notes E · G · A♯ · C · D · F♯

How to play it

Dø9♯5 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · 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 Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 10 10 11 11) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

Dø9♯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 Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 10 10 11 11) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2
Sound

How Dø9♯5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
murkyfragile
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 1 · 3
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