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

F♯9♭5F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th

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Formula ♭5 · ♭7 · 1 · 3 · ♭6  ·  Notes C · E · F♯ · A♯ · D

How to play it

F♯9♭5 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE), 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♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (2 x 0 2 1 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (2 x 4 2 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (2 1 0 2 x 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (2 1 4 2 x 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (2 1 4 2 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (x 7 4 4 5 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (x 7 6 4 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 7 6 8 9 8) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
Read it as tab

F♯9♭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♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (2 x 0 2 1 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (2 x 4 2 1 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (2 1 0 2 x 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (2 1 4 2 x 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (2 1 4 2 1 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (x 7 4 4 5 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (x 7 6 4 5 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 7 6 8 9 8) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
Sound

How F♯9♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
slinkyhazy
Genres
jazzfunk
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · F♯ · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · ♭7 · 1 · 3 · ♭6
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