DM♯9D Major Sharp 9th
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G♯tone
Btone
Gtone
Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 4 · Notes E · G♯ · B · G
How to play it
DM♯9 fingering positions
Standard Reentrant (GCEA, high-G), 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).
Read it as tab
DM♯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.
Sound
How DM♯9 sounds
Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character
Moods & genres
Moods
grittybluesy
Genres
bluesrock
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesE · G♯ · B · G
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · 4
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