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

CM♯13C Major Sharp 13th

CRoot
Etone
Gtone
A♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7  ·  Notes C · E · G · A♯

How to play it

CM♯13 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 Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 6th (8 7 6 6 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 18th (20 19 18 18 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 6 0 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 3 3 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 3 6 3) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 x 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 6 8) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

CM♯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.

C Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 6th (8 7 6 6 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 18th (20 19 18 18 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 6 0 6) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 3 3 6) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 3 6 3) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 x 6) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 6 6) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
C Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 6 8) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How CM♯13 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyunresolved
Genres
bluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7
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