About the C sharp augmented seven sharp nine chord
C sharp augmented seven sharp nine sits outside the plain diatonic set, so it is borrowed to add color and tension. Think of it as a C♯ augmented seventh sharp nine chord.
Its notes are C♯, E♯, A, B, and E. The intervals are a major third, an augmented fifth, a minor seventh, and an augmented ninth.
Also called D flat augmented seven sharp nine, which spells the same notes enharmonically. In shorthand it is commonly written C#aug7#9.
Positions
No stored guitar shape for this voicing yet. Build it from C♯, E♯, A, B, E.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | C sharp | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | E sharp | Major 3rd |
| 3 | A | Augmented 5th |
| 4 | B | Minor 7th |
| 5 | E | Augmented 9th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other C sharp chords
Simpler triads
C sharp five chordC sharp major chordC sharp minor chordC sharp diminished chordC sharp augmented chord
Suspended
C sharp suspended two chordC sharp suspended four chordC sharp seven suspended four chordC sharp nine suspended four chordC sharp thirteen suspended four chord
Sixths and sevenths
C sharp six chordC sharp minor six chordC sharp minor flat six chordC sharp seven chordC sharp major seven chordC sharp minor seven chordC sharp minor seven flat five chordC sharp diminished seven chordC sharp minor major seven chordC sharp major seven flat five chordC sharp major seven sharp five chordC sharp minor major seven flat five chord
Extensions
C sharp nine chordC sharp add nine chordC sharp major nine chordC sharp minor nine chordC sharp eleven chordC sharp thirteen chordC sharp six nine chordC sharp minor add nine chordC sharp major eleven chordC sharp major thirteen chordC sharp minor eleven chordC sharp minor thirteen chordC sharp minor six nine chordC sharp minor major nine chordC sharp minor major eleven chord
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