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

GM9♯5G Major 9th Sharp 5th

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F♯tone
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone

Formula 5 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6  ·  Notes D · F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E

How to play it

GM9♯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).

G Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 1 0 1 4) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 5 3 6 4) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 15th position (16 17 15 18 16) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

GM9♯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.

G Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 1 0 1 4) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 5 3 6 4) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 15th position (16 17 15 18 16) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How GM9♯5 sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6
Same notes asG+M9G+M7(add9)
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More ways to play G Major 9th Sharp 5th

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GM9♯5 in other tunings:

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