A9♭5A Dominant 9th Flat 5th
F♯Root
A♯tone
Ctone
Etone
G♯tone
Formula 6 · ♭2 · ♭3 · 5 · 7 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · C · E · G♯
How to play it
A9♭5 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
A9♭5 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 A9♭5 sounds
Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character
Moods & genres
Moods
slinkyhazy
Genres
jazzfunk
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesF♯ · A♯ · C · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · ♭3 · 5 · 7
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