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E half-diminished seventh flat nine · Open position
Em7♭5♭9 banjo chord
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How to play Em7♭5♭9 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the low D string at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your middle finger on the high D string at the 3rd fret. Let the short G string ring open.
From the short G string 0 2 3 3 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Em7♭5♭9?
Em7♭5♭9, E half-diminished seventh flat nine, is E, G, B♭, D and F: the root (E), the minor third (G), the diminished fifth (B♭), the minor seventh (D) and the flat ninth (F). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 ♭9.
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