Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C+♭9C Augmented Flat 9th

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Etone

G♯tone

C♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭2 · Notes C · E · G♯ · C♯

How to play it

C+♭9 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · 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 Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 0 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 7 x 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 7 9 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 7 8 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 7 9 8) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 7 9 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

C+♭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 Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 0 0 4) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 7 x 9) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 7 9 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 7 8 9) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 7 9 8) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

C Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 7 9 9) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

Sound

How C+♭9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

jarringunstable

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G♯ · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭2

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