Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

Co9♯5C Diminished ninth Sharp 5th

CRoot

D♯tone

F♯tone

G♯tone

Atone

Dtone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 6 · 2 · Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · G♯ · A · D

How to play it

Co9♯5 fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2, 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 — 3rd position (6 4 4 5 5 3) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

C Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (6 4 5 5 7 0) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

C Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 15th position (18 16 16 17 17 15) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Co9♯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 — 3rd position (6 4 4 5 5 3) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

C Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (6 4 5 5 7 0) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

C Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 15th position (18 16 16 17 17 15) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

Sound

How Co9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledeerie

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · G♯ · A · D

Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 6 · 2

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