Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

D+♯9D Augmented Sharp 9th

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G♯tone

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Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 4 · Notes E · G♯ · C · G

How to play it

D+♯9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2, 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 Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 8 7 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

D Augmented Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 7 7 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

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 Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 8 7 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

D Augmented Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 7 7 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How D+♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

stridentunstable

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · G

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 4

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