Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

A+11(add4)A Augmented 11th Added 4th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Btone
Dtone
Etone
G♯tone
Btone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 2 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 2  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · B · D · E · G♯ · B

How to play it

A+11(add4) fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD), 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 11th Added 4th guitar chord — 7th position (9 7 7 8 8 9) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A Augmented 11th Added 4th guitar chord — 19th position (21 19 19 20 20 21) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
Read it as tab

A+11(add4) 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 11th Added 4th guitar tab — 7th position (9 7 7 8 8 9) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A Augmented 11th Added 4th guitar tab — 19th position (21 19 19 20 20 21) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
Sound

How A+11(add4) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
denseclustered
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · B · D · E · G♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 2 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 2
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