Five String Banjo · Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)

F♯+M9F♯ Augmented-major 9th

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Etone
G♯tone
Btone
Dtone

Formula ♭5 · ♭7 · 2 · 4 · ♭6  ·  Notes C · E · G♯ · B · D

How to play it

F♯+M9 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♯ Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 5 0 6) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
Read it as tab

F♯+M9 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♯ Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 5 0 6) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
Sound

How F♯+M9 sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G♯ · B · D
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · ♭7 · 2 · 4 · ♭6
Same notes asF♯M9♯5F♯+M7(add9)
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