Cm♯9C Minor Sharp 9th
CRoot
D♯tone
Gtone
D♯tone
Formula 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭3 · Notes C · D♯ · G · D♯
How to play it
Cm♯9 fingering positions
Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3, 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).
Read it as tab
Cm♯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.
Sound
How Cm♯9 sounds
Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character
Moods & genres
Moods
darkthick
Genres
experimental
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesC · D♯ · G · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭3
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