Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Cø9(add2)C Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd

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Dtone

D♯tone

F♯tone

A♯tone

Dtone

Formula 1 · 2 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 2 · Notes C · D · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · D

How to play it

Cø9(add2) 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 Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 11th position (12 11 11 12 13) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 11th position (12 11 11 13 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

Cø9(add2) 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 Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 11th position (12 11 11 12 13) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C Half-Diminished 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 11th position (12 11 11 13 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How Cø9(add2) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

fragiletense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · D

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 2 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 2

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