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

G♯M6(add9)G♯ Major 6th Added 9th

ERoot
G♯tone
Btone
C♯tone
F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭7  ·  Notes E · G♯ · B · C♯ · F♯

How to play it

G♯M6(add9) 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 6th Added 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 0 0 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 6th Added 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 0 0 0 7) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 6th Added 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 5 7 0 7) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 6th Added 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 7 0 5 7) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 6th Added 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 7 0 7 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

G♯M6(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.

G♯ Major 6th Added 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 0 0 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 6th Added 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 0 0 0 7) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 6th Added 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 5 7 0 7) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 6th Added 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 7 0 5 7) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
G♯ Major 6th Added 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 7 0 7 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How G♯M6(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
warmsmoothoptimistic
Genres
jazzpopbossa nova
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · C♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭7
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