A°(add9)A Diminished Added 9th
F♯Root
Atone
Ctone
G♯tone
Formula 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 7 · Notes F♯ · A · C · G♯
How to play it
A°(add9) fingering positions
Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1, 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
A°(add9) 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 A°(add9) sounds
Consonance
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Brightness
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Character
Moods & genres
Moods
eeriefragile
Genres
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesF♯ · A · C · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · ♭3 · 7
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