Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

CmM7♯9C Minor major 7th Sharp 9th

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D♯tone

Gtone

Btone

D♯tone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7 · ♭3 · Notes C · D♯ · G · B · D♯

How to play it

CmM7♯9 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE), 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 Minor major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (10 8 8 7) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)

C Minor major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 10th position (10 12 12 11) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)

C Minor major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 19th position (22 20 20 19) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)

Read it as tab

CmM7♯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.

C Minor major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (10 8 8 7) in Chicago (DGBE)

C Minor major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 10th position (10 12 12 11) in Chicago (DGBE)

C Minor major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 19th position (22 20 20 19) in Chicago (DGBE)

Sound

How CmM7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

darkclashing

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · G · B · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7 · ♭3

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