5-string bass · Standard
C ninth flat five · Frets 7–8
C9♭5 5-string bass chord
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How to play C9♭5 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings at the 7th fret, your ring finger on the E string at the 8th fret and your little finger on the D string at the 8th fret.
From the B string 7 8 7 8 7 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in C9♭5?
C9♭5, C ninth flat five, is C, E, G♭, B♭ and D: the root (C), the major 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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