Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

GM♯9G Major Sharp 9th

DRoot
F♯tone
Atone
Ftone

Formula 5 · 7 · 2 · ♭7  ·  Notes D · F♯ · A · F

How to play it

GM♯9 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · 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).

G Major Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 0 6 5) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

GM♯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 Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 0 6 5) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2
Sound

How GM♯9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
grittybluesy
Genres
bluesrock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · F
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · 2 · ♭7
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