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

F+♭9F Augmented Flat 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
F♯tone
Btone

Formula 4 · 6 · ♭2 · ♭5  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F♯ · B

How to play it

F+♭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).

F Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 6 4 3) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (12 13 13 11) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

F+♭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.

F Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 6 4 3) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (12 13 13 11) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
Sound

How F+♭9 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
jarringunstable
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · ♭2 · ♭5
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