Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯M11♯9C♯ Major 11th Sharp 9th

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

C♯tone

Ftone

Gtone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · Notes D · F♯ · A · C♯ · F · G

How to play it

C♯M11♯9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1, 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 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 6 9 6 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 10 10 9 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 18th position (21 21 18 21 18 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

C♯M11♯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 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 6 9 6 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 10 10 9 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 18th position (21 21 18 21 18 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How C♯M11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densedissonant

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C♯ · F · G

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5

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