Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

A♯M7♭9A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
Gtone
Atone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 7  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · G · A

How to play it

A♯M7♭9 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♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 5 4 2 0) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 2 4 2 3) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 5 6 0 0) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 8th position (10 x 9 9 8 9) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 8th position (10 10 9 9 8 9) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 9th position (10 10 9 9 x 9) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 9th position (10 10 x 9 12 9) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 9th position (10 10 11 9 12 x) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
Read it as tab

A♯M7♭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 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 5 4 2 0) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 2 4 2 3) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 5 6 0 0) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 8th position (10 x 9 9 8 9) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 8th position (10 10 9 9 8 9) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 9th position (10 10 9 9 x 9) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 9th position (10 10 x 9 12 9) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
A♯ Major 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 9th position (10 10 11 9 12 x) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
Sound

How A♯M7♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dissonanteerie
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 7
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