Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

CM7♭9C Major 7th Flat 9th

CRoot
Etone
Gtone
Btone
C♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · ♭2  ·  Notes C · E · G · B · C♯

How to play it

CM7♭9 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 Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (12 12 11 11 14) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
C Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (12 12 11 14 11) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

CM7♭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.

C Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (12 12 11 11 14) in Double C (gCGCD)
C Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (12 12 11 14 11) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How CM7♭9 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dissonanteerie
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · B · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · ♭2
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