Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

C♯9♯5C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th

DRoot
F♯tone
A♯tone
Ctone
Etone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · 6 · 7 · ♭3  ·  Notes D · F♯ · A♯ · C · E

How to play it

C♯9♯5 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 8 9 8) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 10th position (11 11 12 13 10) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

C♯9♯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.

C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 8 9 8) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 10th position (11 11 12 13 10) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How C♯9♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgycolorfulunstable
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A♯ · C · E
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · 6 · 7 · ♭3
Same notes asC♯+9C♯+7(add9)
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C♯9♯5 in other tunings:

C / Drop C

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