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

G♯o9G♯ Diminished ninth

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Gtone
A♯tone
C♯tone
F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 4 · ♭7  ·  Notes E · G · A♯ · C♯ · F♯

How to play it

G♯o9 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).

G♯ Diminished ninth guitar chord — 5th position (7 6 5 8 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Diminished ninth guitar chord — 17th position (19 18 17 20 19) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

G♯o9 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.

G♯ Diminished ninth guitar tab — 5th position (7 6 5 8 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Diminished ninth guitar tab — 17th position (19 18 17 20 19) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Sound

How G♯o9 sounds

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Character

Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 7 · 2 · 4 · ♭7
Same notes asG♯o7(add9)
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More ways to play G♯ Diminished ninth

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G♯o9 in other tunings:

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