Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

A♯°♯9A♯ Diminished Sharp 9th

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
Btone

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

How to play it

A♯°♯9 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3, 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 Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 x 3) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 5 3) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 x 8 6) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 15th position (17 16 x 15) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar chord — 15th position (17 16 17 15) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
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 Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 x 3) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 5 3) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 x 8 6) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 15th position (17 16 x 15) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 9th guitar tab — 15th position (17 16 17 15) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯°♯9 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
darkthick
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

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