Standard
D dominant seventh sharp five flat nine · Frets 4–6
D7♯5♭9 guitar chord
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How to play D7♯5♭9 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the D to the B at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 5 4 5 4 6 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier D7♯5♭9
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your middle finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your index finger on the G string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the B string at the 7th fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 6th fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 6 0 5 7 6
D7♯5♭9, the easier shape
StandardFrets 5–7 · 5 strings, 1 open
What notes are in D7♯5♭9?
D7♯5♭9, D dominant seventh sharp five flat nine, is D, F♯, A♯, C and E♭: the root (D), the major third (F♯), the augmented fifth (A♯), the minor seventh (C) and the flat ninth (E♭). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7 ♭9.
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D7♯5♭9 on other instruments
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