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

C♯ø9♯13C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th

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Ftone
G♯tone
Ctone
Etone
Ctone

Formula ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · ♭3 · 7  ·  Notes D · F · G♯ · C · E · C

How to play it

C♯ø9♯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♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 5 3 5 5 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (x 5 6 5 6 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 10 10 9 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 x 9 9 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 10 9 9 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 10 9 9 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 9th position (10 x 10 10 9 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 9th position (10 11 10 10 9 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Read it as tab

C♯ø9♯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♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 5 3 5 5 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (x 5 6 5 6 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 10 10 9 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 x 9 9 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 10 9 9 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 10 9 9 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 9th position (10 x 10 10 9 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 9th position (10 11 10 10 9 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How C♯ø9♯13 sounds

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
shadowydense
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G♯ · C · E · C
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · ♭3 · 7
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