C9(#5) Chord on Guitar: How To Play the C Dominant Ninth Sharp Fifth chord
The intervals composing the C9(#5) chord are Root, Major Third, Augmented Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Major Ninth
Different notations for the C9(#5) chord:
- C Dominant Ninth Sharp Fifth
- C 9#5
- C 9aug5
- C 9+5
- C Dom9#5
- C9(#5)
This chord is composed of the notes C, E, G#, Bb, and D
Notes of the C 9(#5) chord:
CEG#BbD
How the Dominant Ninth Sharp Fifth chord is built:
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C9(#5) Guitar Chord Shapes
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Position 1
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Position 2
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Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard
How to create your own C 9(#5) chord fingerings
You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!
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