C9♭5 6-string bass chord

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C ninth flat five · Frets 1–3

BEADGCR♭5R3♭79noteCG♭CEB♭DroleR♭5R3♭79fret123232frets 1–3C0C1C2C3C4C5

How to play C9♭5 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the E to the C at the 2nd fret, your undefined finger on the B string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the G string at the 3rd fret.

From the B string 1 2 3 2 3 2 (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.

C9♭5 on other instruments

Guitar7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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