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

C♯M9♯13C♯ Major 9th Sharp 13th

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

C♯tone

Etone

Ctone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 7 · Notes D · F♯ · A · C♯ · E · C

How to play it

C♯M9♯13 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE), 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 — 6th position (9 9 7 7 6 8) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

C♯ Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 18th position (21 21 19 19 18 20) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

Read it as tab

C♯M9♯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 — 6th position (9 9 7 7 6 8) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

C♯ Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 18th position (21 21 19 19 18 20) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

Sound

How C♯M9♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C♯ · E · C

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 7

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