Five String Banjo · Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)

A♯o♭9A♯ Diminished minor ninth

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone
Atone

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

How to play it

A♯o♭9 fingering positions

Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD), 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 guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 8 9 11) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 8 11 9) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
Read it as tab

A♯o♭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 guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 8 9 11) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 8 11 9) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
Sound

How A♯o♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bleakdissonant
Genres
jazzclassical
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · F♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 7
Same notes asA♯ø♭9A♯ø7♭9
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