Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

A♯11♯9A♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
F♯tone
Btone
C♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭2 · ♭3  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · B · C♯

How to play it

A♯11♯9 fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · 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).

A♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 7 7 8 7 10) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1
A♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 12 9 10 11) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

A♯11♯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.

A♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 7 7 8 7 10) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1
A♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 12 9 10 11) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1
Sound

How A♯11♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
grittydense
Genres
funkjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · B · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭2 · ♭3
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