Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯o9♯5C♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th

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Btone

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

How to play it

C♯o9♯5 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3, 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♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 8 8 8 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 9 8 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 8 8 8 7 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

C♯o9♯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.

C♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 8 8 8 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 9 8 8 8) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 8 8 8 7 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

Sound

How C♯o9♯5 sounds

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledeerie

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G♯ · A♯ · B · E

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 5 · 6 · ♭7 · ♭3

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