D♯m7♭9 8-string bass chord

How to play D♯m7♭9 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the B string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your index finger on the G string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the C string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the F♯, E and F strings.

From the F♯ string x 4 x 4 4 3 4 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in D♯m7♭9?

D♯m7♭9, D♯ minor seventh flat nine, is D♯, F♯, A♯, C♯ and E: the root (D♯), the minor third (F♯), the perfect fifth (A♯), the minor seventh (C♯) and the flat ninth (E). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 ♭9.