Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

G♯o7(add9)G♯ Diminished 7th Added 9th

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A♯tone
C♯tone
F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 4 · ♭7  ·  Notes E · G · A♯ · C♯ · F♯

How to play it

G♯o7(add9) 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♯ Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 9 8) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G♯ Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 18th position (20 19 18 21 20) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

G♯o7(add9) 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♯ Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 9 8) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
G♯ Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 18th position (20 19 18 21 20) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How G♯o7(add9) sounds

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Character

Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 7 · 2 · 4 · ♭7
Same notes asG♯o9
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G♯o7(add9) in other tunings:

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