Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

G7♯9G Dominant 7th Sharp 9th

DRoot
F♯tone
Atone
Ctone
Ftone

Formula 5 · 7 · 2 · 4 · ♭7  ·  Notes D · F♯ · A · C · F

How to play it

G7♯9 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 Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 6 8 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 6 9 8) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 18th position (19 19 18 20 21) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 18th position (19 19 18 21 20) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

G7♯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 Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 6 8 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 6 9 8) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 18th position (19 19 18 20 21) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 18th position (19 19 18 21 20) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How G7♯9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
grittydefiantfunky
Genres
rockfunkblues
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C · F
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · 2 · 4 · ♭7
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