D9b5 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
All chords More D chordsThe D9b5 is an altered dominant chord and consists of five notes and is usually played in one of the movable shapes depending on the most fitting position on the fretboard.
The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, major third, flattened fifth, minor seventh and ninth intervals. Notice that the third is sometimes omitted.
D9b5 is an abbreviation for D dominant ninth with a flattened fifth. Other abbreviations are D9(b5) and D9-5. Notice that the chord also can be named as D9#11.
The notes that the D9b5 chord consists of are D, F#, Ab, C and E.
Em11 - D9b5 - Amaj7
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