C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
Also known as:
C♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 4th , C♯9sus4
The C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord doesn't have a definitive quality because it lacks a Major or minor Third interval so is neither sad nor happy. C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord contains the notes C♯, F♯, G♯, B, D♯. The C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord is a Suspended type chord which means the Third has been replaced, in this case with the Fourth F♯.
Below you will find the C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
C♯, F♯, G♯, B, D♯
Can be omitted: G♯
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| C♯ | 1 | Tonic |
| F♯ | 4 | Subdominant |
| G♯ | 5 | Dominant |
| B | ♭7 | Subtonic |
| D♯ | 9 | Supertonic |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| C♯ > C♯ | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| C♯ > F♯ | 5 | Perfect 4th (P4) |
| C♯ > G♯ | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
| C♯ > B | 10 | minor 7th (m7) |
| C♯ > D♯ | 14 | Major 9th (M9) |
Scales related to C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord.
ii Chord of B Major Scale
vi Chord of E Major Scale
V Chord of F♯ Major Scale
i Chord of C♯ Natural Minor Scale
♭VII Chord of D♯ Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of G♯ Natural Minor Scale
V Chord of F♯ Melodic Minor Scale
ii Chord of B Major Pentatonic Scale
iv Chord of G♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
ii Chord of B Major Blues Scale
iv Chord of G♯ Minor Blues Scale
ii Chord of B Ionian Mode
vi Chord of E Ionian Mode
V Chord of F♯ Ionian Mode
i Chord of C♯ Dorian Mode
v Chord of F♯ Dorian Mode
IV Chord of G♯ Dorian Mode
♭III Chord of A♯ Phrygian Mode
♭vii Chord of D♯ Phrygian Mode
iv Chord of G♯ Phrygian Mode
iii Chord of A Lydian Mode
II Chord of B Lydian Mode
vi Chord of E Lydian Mode
ii Chord of B Mixolydian Mode
I Chord of C♯ Mixolydian Mode
v Chord of F♯ Mixolydian Mode
i Chord of C♯ Aeolian Mode
♭VII Chord of D♯ Aeolian Mode
iv Chord of G♯ Aeolian Mode
♭iii Chord of A♯ Locrian Mode
♭vii Chord of D♯ Locrian Mode
♭VI Chord of E♯ Locrian Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord.
ii Chord of C♭ Major Scale
vi Chord of F♭ Major Scale
V Chord of G♭ Major Scale
i Chord of D♭ Natural Minor Scale
♭VII Chord of E♭ Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of A♭ Natural Minor Scale
V Chord of G♭ Melodic Minor Scale
ii Chord of C♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
iv Chord of A♭ Minor Pentatonic Scale
ii Chord of C♭ Major Blues Scale
iv Chord of A♭ Minor Blues Scale
ii Chord of C♭ Ionian Mode
vi Chord of F♭ Ionian Mode
V Chord of G♭ Ionian Mode
i Chord of D♭ Dorian Mode
v Chord of G♭ Dorian Mode
IV Chord of A♭ Dorian Mode
♭III Chord of B♭ Phrygian Mode
♭vii Chord of E♭ Phrygian Mode
iv Chord of A♭ Phrygian Mode
II Chord of C♭ Lydian Mode
vi Chord of F♭ Lydian Mode
ii Chord of C♭ Mixolydian Mode
I Chord of D♭ Mixolydian Mode
v Chord of G♭ Mixolydian Mode
i Chord of D♭ Aeolian Mode
♭VII Chord of E♭ Aeolian Mode
iv Chord of A♭ Aeolian Mode
♭iii Chord of B♭ Locrian Mode
♭vii Chord of E♭ Locrian Mode
♭VI Chord of F Locrian Mode
Chords related to C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
Enharmonic Equivalent
Chord with the same root and notes as the C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord but different spelling.
D♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord.
B Major Sixth/Ninth Chord
C♭ Major Sixth/Ninth Chord
D♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord and have the same root note.
C♯ Minor Eleventh Chord
C♯ Minor Thirteenth Chord
C♯ Dominant Eleventh Chord
C♯ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
Different Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the C♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord but have a different root note.
B Major Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Major Thirteenth Chord
E Major Thirteenth Chord
F♭ Major Thirteenth Chord
F♯ Major Thirteenth Chord
G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord
B Major Sixth/Ninth Chord
C♭ Major Sixth/Ninth Chord
D♭ Minor Eleventh Chord
G♯ Minor Eleventh Chord
A♭ Minor Eleventh Chord
D♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
F♯ Minor Thirteenth Chord
G♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
G♯ Minor Thirteenth Chord
A♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
D♭ Dominant Eleventh Chord
B Dominant Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
D♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
F♯ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
G♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
D♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
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