Ukulele · Baritone (DGBE)

CM♯9C Major Sharp 9th

CRoot
Etone
Gtone
D♯tone

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

How to play it

CM♯9 fingering positions

Baritone (DGBE), 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 Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (10 9 8 11) fretboard diagram in Baritone (DGBE)
Read it as tab

CM♯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 Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (10 9 8 11) in Baritone (DGBE)
Sound

How CM♯9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
grittybluesy
Genres
bluesrock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · ♭3
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CM♯9 in other tunings:

Standard ReentrantLow-GD

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