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

Fø7♯9F Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

G♯tone

C♯tone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭6 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C♯

How to play it

Fø7♯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).

F Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (0 1 0 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

F Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 5 5 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

F Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 13 12 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Fø7♯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 Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (0 1 0 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

F Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 5 5 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

F Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 13 12 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How Fø7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

thickdark

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭6

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