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

D♯m9♯5D♯ Minor 9th Sharp 5th

F♯Root

Atone

Dtone

Etone

G♯tone

Formula ♭3 · ♭5 · 7 · ♭2 · 4 · Notes F♯ · A · D · E · G♯

How to play it

D♯m9♯5 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♯ Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 4 0 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

D♯ Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (12 13 11 13 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

D♯m9♯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♯ Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 4 0 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

D♯ Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (12 13 11 13 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Sound

How D♯m9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · D · E · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · ♭5 · 7 · ♭2 · 4

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