D Dominant Ninth Flat five (D9b5) chords on guitar

D 9b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The intervals in the D9b5 chord are Root, Major Third, diminished Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Major Ninth

Some books show this chord as:

  • D Dominant Ninth Flat Five
  • D 9-5
  • D 9(b5)
  • D Dom9b5
  • D9b5

The notes in this chord are D, F#, Ab, C, and E

Notes of the D 9b5 chord:

DF#AbCE

Tones in the Dominant Ninth Flat five chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7
8
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

Guitar Patterns for the D Dominant Ninth Flat five chord

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Position 1
Open

D 9b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
BarreMovable

D 9b5 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreMovable

D 9b5 position 3 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 9b5 | D 9b5 | E 9b5 | F 9b5 | G 9b5 | A 9b5 | B 9b5 | C#9b5 | D#9b5 | F#9b5 | G#9b5 | A#9b5

How to create your own D 9b5 chord fingerings

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below.

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1
2
3
4
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3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
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b5
b7
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