Five String Banjo · Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1

D♯M6♯9D♯ Major 6th Sharp 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
D♯tone
Atone

Formula ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 1 · ♭5  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · D♯ · A

How to play it

D♯M6♯9 fingering positions

Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · 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♯ Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (0 4 5 4 7) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1
D♯ Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (0 4 5 7 4) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

D♯M6♯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♯ Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (0 4 5 4 7) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1
D♯ Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (0 4 5 7 4) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1
Sound

How D♯M6♯9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
grittycolorful
Genres
bluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · D♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 1 · ♭5
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