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

D9♯5D Dominant 9th Sharp 5th

ERoot
G♯tone
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 1 · 3  ·  Notes E · G♯ · C · D · F♯

How to play it

D9♯5 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).

D Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 12th position (13 14 12 15 13) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

D9♯5 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.

D Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 12th position (13 14 12 15 13) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Sound

How D9♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgycolorfulunstable
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 1 · 3
Same notes asD+9D+7(add9)
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D9♯5 in other tunings:

C / Drop COpen D

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