Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)

F♯9♯5F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th

CRoot
Etone
G♯tone
A♯tone
Dtone

Formula ♭5 · ♭7 · 2 · 3 · ♭6  ·  Notes C · E · G♯ · A♯ · D

How to play it

F♯9♯5 fingering positions

Open C Tuning (CGCGCE), 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).

F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 6 9 8 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 8 9 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 8 9 8 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 9 6 7 8 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 9 8 7 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (x 11 8 9 10 10) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 18th position (18 19 18 21 20 18) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 18th position (18 19 20 21 18 18) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
Read it as tab

F♯9♯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.

F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 6 9 8 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 8 9 6 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 8 9 8 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 9 6 7 8 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 9 8 7 6 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (x 11 8 9 10 10) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 18th position (18 19 18 21 20 18) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F♯ Dominant 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 18th position (18 19 20 21 18 18) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
Sound

How F♯9♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgycolorfulunstable
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G♯ · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · ♭7 · 2 · 3 · ♭6
Same notes asF♯+9F♯+7(add9)
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