D 9b5 Chord on Bass VI
Play D 9b5 on Bass VI: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D 9b5 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes D, E, F#, G#, C. This page shows how to play D 9b5 on Bass VI with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 10 and spans 3 frets, with no open strings in it. The B string stays silent, so 5 of 6 sound. D falls on the E string. It sounds from D2 up to E4.
Bass VI is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on D or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.