Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

C♯o♭9C♯ Diminished minor ninth

DRoot
Ftone
G♯tone
Ctone
D♯tone

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

How to play it

C♯o♭9 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2, 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♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 9 12 10) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

C♯o♭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.

C♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 9 12 10) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
Sound

How C♯o♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bleakdissonant
Genres
jazzclassical
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G♯ · C · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 2
Same notes asC♯ø♭9C♯ø7♭9
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C♯o♭9 in other tunings:

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