Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

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), 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 — 2nd position (3 3 2 3 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (15 15 14 13 15) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (15 15 14 15 13) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 14 x 15) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 14 15 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 14 15 15) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

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 — 2nd position (3 3 2 3 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (15 15 14 13 15) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (15 15 14 15 13) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 14 x 15) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 14 15 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 14 15 15) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

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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