Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

DM9♯13D Major 9th Sharp 13th

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G♯tone

Btone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Dtone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 1 · Notes E · G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯ · D

How to play it

DM9♯13 fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3, 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 Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 8th position (11 8 9 8 9 8) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

D Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 10th position (11 11 10 10 12 11) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

D Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 11th position (11 14 13 13 13 13) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

DM9♯13 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 Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 8th position (11 8 9 8 9 8) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

D Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 10th position (11 11 10 10 12 11) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

D Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 11th position (11 14 13 13 13 13) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

Sound

How DM9♯13 sounds

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯ · D

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 1

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