5-string bass · Standard
D♯ half-diminished ninth · Frets 2–4
D♯m9♭5 5-string bass chord
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How to play D♯m9♭5 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the E to the G at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 4th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 4th fret and your middle finger on the D string at the 3rd fret.
From the B string 4 2 4 3 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in D♯m9♭5?
D♯m9♭5, D♯ half-diminished ninth, is D♯, F♯, A, C♯ and E♯: the root (D♯), the minor third (F♯), the diminished fifth (A), the minor seventh (C♯) and the ninth (E♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9.
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D♯m9♭5 on other instruments
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