Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)

G11♯9G Dominant 11th Sharp 9th

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

Ctone

Ftone

Gtone

Formula 5 · 7 · 2 · 4 · ♭7 · 1 · Notes D · F♯ · A · C · F · G

How to play it

G11♯9 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).

G Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 7 0 4 5 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)

G Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 7 5 4 0 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)

Read it as tab

G11♯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.

G Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 7 0 4 5 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)

G Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 7 5 4 0 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)

Sound

How G11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

grittydense

Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C · F · G

Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · 2 · 4 · ♭7 · 1

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