Standard
D ninth flat five · Frets 4–5
D9♭5 guitar chord
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How to play D9♭5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the D to the high E 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 B string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 5 4 5 5 4 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier D9♭5
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the B string at the 7th fret. Let the high E string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 5 6 5 7 0
D9♭5, the easier shape
StandardFrets 5–7 · 5 strings, 1 open
What notes are in D9♭5?
D9♭5, D ninth flat five, is D, F♯, A♭, C and E: the root (D), the major third (F♯), the diminished fifth (A♭), the minor seventh (C) and the ninth (E). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 9.
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