Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

Do7♯9D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th

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Gtone

A♯tone

C♯tone

Gtone

Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 4 · Notes E · G · A♯ · C♯ · G

How to play it

Do7♯9 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1, 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).

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 5 5 8) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 5 8 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 8 x 8) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 8 8 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 8 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 8 8 11) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 8 11 8) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 11 x 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

Do7♯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.

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 5 5 8) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 5 8 5) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 8 x 8) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 8 8 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 8 8 8) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 8 8 11) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 8 11 8) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 11 x 14) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

Sound

How Do7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

harshdark

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C♯ · G

Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 4

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