Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

A♯M♭9A♯ Major Flat 9th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
Atone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · 4 · 7  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · A

How to play it

A♯M♭9 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · 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♯ Major Flat 9th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 8 6) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1
A♯ Major Flat 9th guitar chord — 18th position (19 19 20 18) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

A♯M♭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♯ Major Flat 9th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 8 6) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1
A♯ Major Flat 9th guitar tab — 18th position (19 19 20 18) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1
Sound

How A♯M♭9 sounds

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Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4 · 7
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