6-string bass · Standard
F ninth flat five · Open position
F9♭5 6-string bass chord
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How to play F9♭5 on 6-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 1st fret and your middle finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Let the B, A and G strings ring open. Don’t play the C string.
From the B string 0 1 0 1 0 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in F9♭5?
F9♭5, F ninth flat five, is F, A, C♭, E♭ and G: the root (F), the major third (A), the diminished fifth (C♭), the minor seventh (E♭) and the ninth (G). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 9.
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