Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2

CM♭9C Major Flat 9th

CRoot
Etone
Gtone
C♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭2  ·  Notes C · E · G · C♯

How to play it

CM♭9 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2, 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 Major Flat 9th guitar chord — 10th position (10 10 12 12) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

CM♭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 Major Flat 9th guitar tab — 10th position (10 10 12 12) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How CM♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · ♭2
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