Five String Banjo · Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)

Fo7♯9F Diminished 7th Sharp 9th

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone
Gtone
C♯tone

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

How to play it

Fo7♯9 fingering positions

Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD), 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).

F Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 4 x 0 6) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
F Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 4 5 0 6) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
Read it as tab

Fo7♯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.

F Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 4 x 0 6) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
F Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 4 5 0 6) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
Sound

How Fo7♯9 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
harshdark
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · ♭6
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