Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

Aø7(add9)A Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th

F♯Root
Atone
Ctone
Etone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C · E · G♯

How to play it

Aø7(add9) fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3, 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).

A Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (6 5 4 7 6) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 16th position (18 17 16 19 18) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

Aø7(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.

A Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (6 5 4 7 6) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 16th position (18 17 16 19 18) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How Aø7(add9) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fragiletensebittersweet
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7
Same notes asAø9Am9♭5
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