Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

C♯°♯9C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th

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Ftone

G♯tone

Ftone

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

How to play it

C♯°♯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♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 5 3) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)

C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 8 x) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)

C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 8 9) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)

C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 x 12) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)

C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 14 12) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)

C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 15th position (x 18 17 15) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)

Read it as tab

C♯°♯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♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 5 3) in Chicago (DGBE)

C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 8 x) in Chicago (DGBE)

C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 8 9) in Chicago (DGBE)

C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 x 12) in Chicago (DGBE)

C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 14 12) in Chicago (DGBE)

C♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 15th position (x 18 17 15) in Chicago (DGBE)

Sound

How C♯°♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

darkthick

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G♯ · F

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 5 · 3

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