Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

C9♯5C Dominant 9th Sharp 5th

CRoot
Etone
G♯tone
A♯tone
Dtone

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

How to play it

C9♯5 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 Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 4 0 6) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

C9♯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 Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 4 0 6) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How C9♯5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgycolorfulunstable
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G♯ · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2
Same notes asC+9C+7(add9)
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C9♯5 in other tunings:

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