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

C♯M7♯9C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th

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F♯tone

Atone

C♯tone

Ftone

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

How to play it

C♯M7♯9 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♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 5 3 2 2 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (x 5 4 6 6 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (10 x 7 10 7 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (10 8 7 7 7 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 11 11 10 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 11 11 10 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 x 10 10 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 11 10 10 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

C♯M7♯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 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 5 3 2 2 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (x 5 4 6 6 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (10 x 7 10 7 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (10 8 7 7 7 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 11 11 10 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 11 11 10 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 x 10 10 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 11 10 10 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How C♯M7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

mysticclashing

Genres

jazzexperimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C♯ · F

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

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