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

A+(add9)A Augmented Added 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Dtone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 4 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · G♯

How to play it

A+(add9) fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭), 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 Augmented Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (6 5 4 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented Added 9th guitar chord — 16th position (18 17 16 17) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
Read it as tab

A+(add9) 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 Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (6 5 4 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — 16th position (18 17 16 17) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
Sound

How A+(add9) sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · 7
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