Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG)

D+♭9D Augmented Flat 9th

ERoot

G♯tone

Ctone

Ftone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭3 · Notes E · G♯ · C · F

How to play it

D+♭9 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG), 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).

D Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 6 4 3) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

D Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (12 13 13 11) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

Read it as tab

D+♭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.

D Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 6 4 3) in Drop D (DADG)

D Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (12 13 13 11) in Drop D (DADG)

Sound

How D+♭9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

jarringunstable

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · F

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭3

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