Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD)

Do7♯9D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th

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Gtone
A♯tone
C♯tone
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Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 4  ·  Notes E · G · A♯ · C♯ · G

How to play it

Do7♯9 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD), 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).

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (2 1 0 3) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 12th position (14 13 12 15) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
Read it as tab

Do7♯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.

D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (2 1 0 3) in Plectrum (CGBD)
D Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 12th position (14 13 12 15) in Plectrum (CGBD)
Sound

How Do7♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
harshdark
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C♯ · G
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 4
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