Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C♯+9♭5C♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th

DRoot

F♯tone

G♯tone

A♯tone

Ctone

Etone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · ♭3 · Notes D · F♯ · G♯ · A♯ · C · E

How to play it

C♯+9♭5 fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADGBE), 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♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 7th position (9 8 7 8 8 7) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 9th position (9 10 9 10 10 11) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 19th position (21 20 19 20 20 19) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

Read it as tab

C♯+9♭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♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 7th position (9 8 7 8 8 7) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 9th position (9 10 9 10 10 11) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 19th position (21 20 19 20 20 19) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

Sound

How C♯+9♭5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

blurredhazy

Genres

jazzfusion

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · G♯ · A♯ · C · E

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · ♭3

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