Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Bo♭9♯9B Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

G♯tone

Btone

C♯tone

Formula 7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 1 · 2 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · B · C♯

How to play it

Bo♭9♯9 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, 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).

B Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 7 7 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

B Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 7 9 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

Bo♭9♯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.

B Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 7 7 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

B Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 7 9 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Sound

How Bo♭9♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gratingharsh

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · B · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 1 · 2

Same notes asBø♭9♯9

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