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

D♯9sus2D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd

F♯Root
G♯tone
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone

Formula ♭3 · 4 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4  ·  Notes F♯ · G♯ · C♯ · E · G♯

How to play it

D♯9sus2 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).

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 x 0 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 3 x 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 3 0 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 3 5 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 3 5 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 10th position (12 12 11 10 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 10th position (12 12 11 12 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 11th position (12 12 11 x 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

D♯9sus2 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 Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 x 0 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 3 x 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 3 0 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 3 5 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 3 5 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 10th position (12 12 11 10 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 10th position (12 12 11 12 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 11th position (12 12 11 x 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How D♯9sus2 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
opensmooth
Genres
popjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · G♯ · C♯ · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · 4 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4
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