Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

CM9♯13C Major 9th Sharp 13th

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Etone
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Btone
Dtone
A♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 2 · ♭7  ·  Notes C · E · G · B · D · A♯

How to play it

CM9♯13 fingering positions

Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · 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).

C Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 7th position (10 10 9 7 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

CM9♯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 Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 7th position (10 10 9 7 8 8) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
Sound

How CM9♯13 sounds

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Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · B · D · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 2 · ♭7
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