Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Cø7(add9)C Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th

CRoot
D♯tone
F♯tone
A♯tone
Dtone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 2  ·  Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · D

How to play it

Cø7(add9) fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, 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 Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 7 10 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
C Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 10 11 11 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

Cø7(add9) 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 Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 7 10 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
C Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 10 11 11 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How Cø7(add9) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 2
Same notes asCø9Cm9♭5
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More ways to play C Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th

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Cø7(add9) in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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