Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

Gm9♯5G Minor 9th Sharp 5th

DRoot
Ftone
A♯tone
Ctone
Etone

Formula 5 · ♭7 · ♭3 · 4 · 6  ·  Notes D · F · A♯ · C · E

How to play it

Gm9♯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).

G Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (7 8 5 8 7) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
G Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 17th position (19 20 17 20 19) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

Gm9♯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.

G Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 5th position (7 8 5 8 7) in Double C (gCGCD)
G Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 17th position (19 20 17 20 19) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How Gm9♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
lushdark
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · A♯ · C · E
Formula (scale degrees)5 · ♭7 · ♭3 · 4 · 6
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