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

C♯9♯13C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th

DRoot
F♯tone
Atone
Ctone
Etone
Ctone

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

How to play it

C♯9♯13 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 4th position (x 5 4 5 5 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (x 5 7 5 7 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 7th position (10 x 7 9 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 7 x 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 7 7 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 7 9 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 10 9 10 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 10 9 10 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Read it as tab

C♯9♯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.

C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 4th position (x 5 4 5 5 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (x 5 7 5 7 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 7th position (10 x 7 9 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 7 x 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 7 7 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 7 9 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 10 9 10 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 10 9 10 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How C♯9♯13 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesydense
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C · E · C
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 7
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