Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

A♯°♭9A♯ Diminished Flat 9th

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
Atone

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

How to play it

A♯°♭9 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1, 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 Flat 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 8 11 10) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1
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.

A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 8 11 10) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1
Sound

How A♯°♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · 7
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