Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D7♯9D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th

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G♯tone

Btone

Dtone

Gtone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · 4 · Notes E · G♯ · B · D · G

How to play it

D7♯9 fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2, 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).

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (x 3 0 1 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (x 3 3 1 2 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 0 6 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 6 6 6 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 3 6 3 6) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 6 6 3 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 6 x 7 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 6 6 7 6 x) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

D7♯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.

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (x 3 0 1 2 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (x 3 3 1 2 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 0 6 6 6) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 6 6 6 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 3 6 3 6) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 6 6 3 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 6 x 7 6 6) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 6 6 7 6 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

Sound

How D7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

grittydefiantfunky

Genres

rockfunkblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D · G

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

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