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

CM6♯13C Major 6th Sharp 13th

CRoot

Etone

Gtone

Atone

A♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · ♭7 · Notes C · E · G · A · A♯

How to play it

CM6♯13 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 Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (8 8 8 5 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 6th position (8 8 8 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 17th position (20 20 20 17 19) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 18th position (20 20 20 18 18) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

CM6♯13 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 Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (8 8 8 5 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 6th position (8 8 8 6 6) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 17th position (20 20 20 17 19) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 18th position (20 20 20 18 18) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Sound

How CM6♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyrelaxed

Genres

jazzblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · A · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · ♭7

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