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

G♯+9G♯ Augmented 9th

ERoot
G♯tone
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7  ·  Notes E · G♯ · C · D · F♯

How to play it

G♯+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).

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 6 4 7 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
G♯ Augmented 9th guitar chord — 16th position (17 18 16 19 17) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

G♯+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.

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 6 4 7 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
G♯ Augmented 9th guitar tab — 16th position (17 18 16 19 17) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How G♯+9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgycolorfulunstable
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
Same notes asG♯+7(add9)G♯9♯5
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More ways to play G♯ Augmented 9th

Browse the rest of the G♯ chords in this tuning, or open G♯+9 in the app for every voicing.

G♯+9 in other tunings:

C / Drop COpen D

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