Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

G+M9sus4G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th

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

How to play it

G+M9sus4 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).

G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 4th position (7 5 4 4 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 7th position (7 8 7 7 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 7th position (7 8 7 10 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 16th position (19 17 16 16 19) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 16th position (19 17 16 19 16) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 19th position (19 20 19 19 22) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 19th position (19 20 19 22 19) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

G+M9sus4 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-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 4th position (7 5 4 4 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 7th position (7 8 7 7 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 7th position (7 8 7 10 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 16th position (19 17 16 16 19) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 16th position (19 17 16 19 16) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 19th position (19 20 19 19 22) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Augmented-major 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 19th position (19 20 19 22 19) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How G+M9sus4 sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · G · A♯ · C♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6
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