Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

C+M9♭13C Augmented-major 9th Flat 13th

CRoot
Etone
G♯tone
Btone
Dtone
G♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · ♭6  ·  Notes C · E · G♯ · B · D · G♯

How to play it

C+M9♭13 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), 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 Augmented-major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (0 4 4 0 6) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
C Augmented-major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 11th position (12 13 11 14 12) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

C+M9♭13 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 Augmented-major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (0 4 4 0 6) in Double C (gCGCD)
C Augmented-major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 11th position (12 13 11 14 12) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How C+M9♭13 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
densemysterious
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G♯ · B · D · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · ♭6
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