Six String Guitar · Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

Cø9(add11)C Half-Diminished 9th Added 11th

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D♯tone
F♯tone
A♯tone
Dtone
Ftone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 2 · 4  ·  Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · D · F

How to play it

Cø9(add11) 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 Half-Diminished 9th Added 11th guitar chord — 10th position (10 10 12 11 11 13) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
C Half-Diminished 9th Added 11th guitar chord — 10th position (10 10 13 11 11 12) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
Read it as tab

Cø9(add11) 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 Half-Diminished 9th Added 11th guitar tab — 10th position (10 10 12 11 11 13) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
C Half-Diminished 9th Added 11th guitar tab — 10th position (10 10 13 11 11 12) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
Sound

How Cø9(add11) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
murkyunresolved
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · D · F
Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 2 · 4
Same notes asCø11Cm11♭5
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Cø9(add11) in other tunings:

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