Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

CM6♭9C Major 6th Flat 9th

CRoot
Etone
Gtone
Atone
C♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · ♭2  ·  Notes C · E · G · A · C♯

How to play it

CM6♭9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1, 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 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 9 10 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

CM6♭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 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 9 10 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
Sound

How CM6♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
clashinguneasy
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · A · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · ♭2
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