Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1

C+M7♯9C Augmented-major 7th Sharp 9th

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Etone

G♯tone

Btone

D♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · Notes C · E · G♯ · B · D♯

How to play it

C+M7♯9 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C Augmented-major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 11 12 13) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1

C Augmented-major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 11 13 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

C+M7♯9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C Augmented-major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 11 12 13) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1

C Augmented-major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 11 13 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1

Sound

How C+M7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G♯ · B · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3

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