Four String Bass · D Standard (DGCF)

A°♭9A Diminished Flat 9th

F♯Root
Atone
Ctone
Gtone

Formula 6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭7  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C · G

How to play it

A°♭9 fingering positions

D Standard (DGCF), 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 — 7th position (7 8 10 7) fretboard diagram in D Standard (DGCF)
A Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — 19th position (19 20 22 19) fretboard diagram in D Standard (DGCF)
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 — 7th position (7 8 10 7) in D Standard (DGCF)
A Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — 19th position (19 20 22 19) in D Standard (DGCF)
Sound

How A°♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C · G
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭7
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