5-string bass · Standard
C♯ half-diminished ninth · Open position
C♯m9♭5 5-string bass chord
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How to play C♯m9♭5 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the B string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the A string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Let the E and G strings ring open.
From the B string 2 0 2 1 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in C♯m9♭5?
C♯m9♭5, C♯ half-diminished ninth, is C♯, E, G, B and D♯: the root (C♯), the minor third (E), the diminished fifth (G), the minor seventh (B) and the ninth (D♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9.
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