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

C♯M11♭9C♯ Major 11th Flat 9th

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

C♯tone

D♯tone

Gtone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · 2 · ♭5 · Notes D · F♯ · A · C♯ · D♯ · G

How to play it

C♯M11♭9 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♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 7 4 5 4 6) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

C♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (7 7 8 8 7 8) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

C♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 16th position (19 19 16 17 16 18) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

C♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 19th position (19 19 20 20 19 20) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

C♯M11♭9 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 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 7 4 5 4 6) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

C♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (7 7 8 8 7 8) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

C♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 16th position (19 19 16 17 16 18) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

C♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 19th position (19 19 20 20 19 20) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

Sound

How C♯M11♭9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

harshdissonant

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C♯ · D♯ · G

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · 2 · ♭5

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