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

A+A Augmented

F♯Root
A♯tone
Dtone

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

How to play it

A+ 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 guitar chord — 3rd position (6 5 4 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar chord — 4th position (6 5 4 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar chord — 4th position (6 x 4 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar chord — 4th position (6 5 4 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar chord — 6th position (6 9 x 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar chord — 6th position (6 9 8 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar chord — 11th position (x 13 12 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar chord — 15th position (18 17 16 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
Read it as tab

A+ 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 guitar tab — 3rd position (6 5 4 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar tab — 4th position (6 5 4 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar tab — 4th position (6 x 4 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar tab — 4th position (6 5 4 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar tab — 6th position (6 9 x 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar tab — 6th position (6 9 8 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar tab — 11th position (x 13 12 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Augmented guitar tab — 15th position (18 17 16 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
Sound

How A+ sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tenseunsettleddreamlike
Genres
jazzclassicalfilm score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4
Same notes asAM♯5
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