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

G♯M9♯5G♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th

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G♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · Notes E · G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

G♯M9♯5 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).

G♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (x 11 8 10 10 10) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

G♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (x 11 10 10 8 10) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

G♯M9♯5 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.

G♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (x 11 8 10 10 10) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

G♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (x 11 10 10 8 10) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

Sound

How G♯M9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

Same notes asG♯+M9 G♯+M7(add9)

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