A+♯9A Augmented Sharp 9th
F♯Root
A♯tone
Dtone
Atone
Formula 6 · ♭2 · 4 · 1 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · A
How to play it
A+♯9 fingering positions
Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, 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+♯9 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+♯9 sounds
Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character
Moods & genres
Moods
stridentunstable
Genres
experimental
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · A
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · 1
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