Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3

C♯°(add9)C♯ Diminished Added 9th

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Formula ♭2 · 3 · 5 · ♭3  ·  Notes D · F · G♯ · E

How to play it

C♯°(add9) fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE) · 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).

C♯ Diminished Added 9th guitar chord — 5th position (8 6 5 8) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

C♯°(add9) 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♯ Diminished Added 9th guitar tab — 5th position (8 6 5 8) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
Sound

How C♯°(add9) sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 5 · ♭3
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