Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

Bø11♯9B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone
C♯tone
D♯tone

Formula 7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 2 · 3  ·  Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C♯ · D♯

How to play it

Bø11♯9 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · 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).

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 5 4 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

Bø11♯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.

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 5 4 0 5) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How Bø11♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
thickmurky
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C♯ · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 2 · 3
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