Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

G♯9♯13G♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th

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G♯tone
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone
Dtone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭5  ·  Notes E · G♯ · B · D · F♯ · D

How to play it

G♯9♯13 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).

G♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (6 6 6 8 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
G♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 17th position (18 18 18 20 17) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

G♯9♯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.

G♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (6 6 6 8 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
G♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 17th position (18 18 18 20 17) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How G♯9♯13 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesydense
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D · F♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭5
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