C7#9 chord

C7#9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description

The C7#9 is an altered dominant chord and consists of five notes and is usually played in one of the movable shapes depending on the most fitting position on the fretboard.

Chord structure

The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh and sharpened ninth intervals. Notice that the third or the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Chord name

C7#9 is an abbreviation for C dominant seventh with a sharpened ninth. Another used abbreviation is C7+9.

Notes

The notes that the C7#9 chord consists of are C, E, G, Bb and D#.

Try it in a chord progression

Gm7 - C7#9 - Fmaj7

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