Four String Bass · Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 1

C♯+♭9C♯ Augmented Flat 9th

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F♯tone

A♯tone

D♯tone

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

How to play it

C♯+♭9 fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 1, 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).

C♯ Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 6) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 1

C♯ Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 11 11 9) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 1

C♯ Augmented Flat 9th guitar chord — 18th position (20 19 18 18) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

C♯+♭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.

C♯ Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 6) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 1

C♯ Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 11 11 9) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 1

C♯ Augmented Flat 9th guitar tab — 18th position (20 19 18 18) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 1

Sound

How C♯+♭9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

jarringunstable

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A♯ · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · 6 · 2

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