Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

E+M7♭9E Augmented-major 7th Flat 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

Etone

Gtone

Atone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · Notes G♯ · C · E · G · A

How to play it

E+M7♭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).

E Augmented-major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 5 3 3 6) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)

E Augmented-major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 15th position (16 17 15 15 18) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)

E Augmented-major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 15th position (16 17 15 18 15) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)

Read it as tab

E+M7♭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.

E Augmented-major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 5 3 3 6) in Double C (gCGCD)

E Augmented-major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 15th position (16 17 15 15 18) in Double C (gCGCD)

E Augmented-major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 15th position (16 17 15 18 15) in Double C (gCGCD)

Sound

How E+M7♭9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

jarringeerie

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E · G · A

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4

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