Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Co9(add13)C Diminished ninth Added 13th

CRoot

D♯tone

F♯tone

Atone

Dtone

Atone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · 2 · 6 · Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · A · D · A

How to play it

Co9(add13) fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), 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).

C Diminished ninth Added 13th guitar chord — 4th position (0 7 4 4 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C Diminished ninth Added 13th guitar chord — 10th position (12 11 10 13 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

Co9(add13) 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.

C Diminished ninth Added 13th guitar tab — 4th position (0 7 4 4 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C Diminished ninth Added 13th guitar tab — 10th position (12 11 10 13 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How Co9(add13) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

eeriedramatic

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · A · D · A

Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · 2 · 6

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