Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

A♯o♭9♯9A♯ Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone
Atone
Btone

Formula ♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D · F♯ · A · B

How to play it

A♯o♭9♯9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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♯ Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 7 9 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 10 11 11 10) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar chord — 19th position (20 19 19 21 19) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

A♯o♭9♯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.

A♯ Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 7 9 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 10 11 11 10) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth Sharp 9th guitar tab — 19th position (20 19 19 21 19) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How A♯o♭9♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
gratingharsh
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · F♯ · A · B
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2
Same notes asA♯ø♭9♯9
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