Four String Banjo · Irish Tenor (GDAE)

G♯°♯9G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th

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Gtone

A♯tone

Gtone

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

How to play it

G♯°♯9 fingering positions

Irish Tenor (GDAE), 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).

G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (1 0 2 x) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE)

G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (1 0 2 4) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE)

G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 5 7) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE)

G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 12th position (13 12 14 x) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE)

G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 17th position (x 18 17 19) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE)

Read it as tab

G♯°♯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.

G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (1 0 2 x) in Irish Tenor (GDAE)

G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (1 0 2 4) in Irish Tenor (GDAE)

G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 5 7) in Irish Tenor (GDAE)

G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 12th position (13 12 14 x) in Irish Tenor (GDAE)

G♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 17th position (x 18 17 19) in Irish Tenor (GDAE)

Sound

How G♯°♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

darkthick

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · G

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 7 · 2 · 7

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