Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

Cø11♯9C Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th

CRoot
D♯tone
F♯tone
A♯tone
D♯tone
Ftone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭3 · 4  ·  Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F

How to play it

Cø11♯9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3, 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 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (7 6 6 0 6) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

Cø11♯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 Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (7 6 6 0 6) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How Cø11♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
thickmurky
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F
Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭3 · 4
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