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

C♯M(add9)C♯ Major Added 9th

DRoot
F♯tone
Atone
Etone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭3  ·  Notes D · F♯ · A · E

How to play it

C♯M(add9) 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♯ Major Added 9th guitar chord — Open (x 4 1 1 4) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 x 11 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 x 13 11) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 13 x 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 13 13 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 11 11 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 11 13 11) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 13 11 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

C♯M(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.

C♯ Major Added 9th guitar tab — Open (x 4 1 1 4) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 x 11 13) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 x 13 11) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 13 x 13) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 13 13 x) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 11 11 13) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 11 13 11) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
C♯ Major Added 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 13 11 13) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
Sound

How C♯M(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
brightupliftingfresh
Genres
poprockr&b
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · E
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭3
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