Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

AM11♯9A Major 11th Sharp 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Ftone
Atone
Btone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 1 · 2  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F · A · B

How to play it

AM11♯9 fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3, 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 Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (6 4 5 5 4 7) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 9 6 8 8) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 16th position (18 16 17 17 16 19) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

AM11♯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 Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (6 4 5 5 4 7) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 9 6 8 8) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 16th position (18 16 17 17 16 19) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3
Sound

How AM11♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
densedissonant
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F · A · B
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 1 · 2
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