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

G♯o♭9G♯ Diminished minor ninth

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Gtone
A♯tone
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Ftone

Formula ♭6 · 7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6  ·  Notes E · G · A♯ · D · F

How to play it

G♯o♭9 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♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 3 6 4) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 15th position (17 16 15 18 16) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

G♯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.

G♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 3 6 4) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 15th position (17 16 15 18 16) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How G♯o♭9 sounds

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bleakdissonant
Genres
jazzclassical
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · D · F
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6
Same notes asG♯ø♭9G♯ø7♭9
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G♯o♭9 in other tunings:

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