Six String Guitar · Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C9♯13C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th

CRoot

Etone

Gtone

A♯tone

Dtone

A♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · ♭7 · Notes C · E · G · A♯ · D · A♯

How to play it

C9♯13 fingering positions

Open G Tuning (DGDGBD), 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 Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 5 2 3 3 5) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 5 5 3 3 2) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 5 0 3 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 5 5 3 5 0) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (x 5 5 7 5 8) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (x 5 8 7 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 x 9 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 8 9 8 x) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

Read it as tab

C9♯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 Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 5 2 3 3 5) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 5 5 3 3 2) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 5 0 3 5 5) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 5 5 3 5 0) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (x 5 5 7 5 8) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (x 5 8 7 5 5) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 x 9 8 8) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Dominant 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 8 9 8 x) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

Sound

How C9♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesydense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · A♯ · D · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · ♭7

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