Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

Cm6♯5C Minor 6th Sharp 5th

CRoot

D♯tone

G♯tone

Atone

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

How to play it

Cm6♯5 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3, 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 Minor 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 0 3 4) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

C Minor 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 0 4 3) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

Cm6♯5 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 Minor 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 0 3 4) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

C Minor 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 0 4 3) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

Sound

How Cm6♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · G♯ · A

Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭6 · 6

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