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9b5 Chord on Guitar

4-Voices on Fretboard in Standard Tuning:

Image of 9b5 Chord on the Guitar.

Information:

There are over 70 voicings for the 9b5 chord on guitar and the image above shows only 3 of them. For more voicings see: Fretboard Chord Charts for Guitar

The 9b5 chord contains a major third, diminished fifth, minor seventh, and a major ninth.

The intervallic relationships it contains are: major third, diminished fifth, minor seventh, major ninth, major second, diminished fifth, minor seventh, major third, minor sixth, major third.

Intervals:

  • Root
  • Major Third
  • Diminished Fifth
  • Minor Seventh
  • Major Ninth

Dissonance:

The 9b5 chord has a dissonance rating of 122*

*Dissonance is very subjective. So, as a general guideline, this number is mathematically derived by measuring the intervallic dissonance this chord contains. (The higher the number the more dissonant the chord.)

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