Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

G♯o9♯5G♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th

ERoot

Gtone

A♯tone

Ctone

C♯tone

F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 3 · 4 · ♭7 · Notes E · G · A♯ · C · C♯ · F♯

How to play it

G♯o9♯5 fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD), 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 ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 10 9 8 9) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

G♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 11 9 8 8) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

G♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 20th position (20 21 22 21 20 21) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

Read it as tab

G♯o9♯5 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 ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 10 9 8 9) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

G♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 11 9 8 8) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

G♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 20th position (20 21 22 21 20 21) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

Sound

How G♯o9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledeerie

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C · C♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 7 · 2 · 3 · 4 · ♭7

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