Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

B11♯9B Dominant 11th Sharp 9th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

G♯tone

C♯tone

D♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · 2 · 3 · Notes A♯ · D · F · G♯ · C♯ · D♯

How to play it

B11♯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).

B Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (11 9 9 10 9 12) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

B Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 14 11 12 13) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

Read it as tab

B11♯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.

B Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (11 9 9 10 9 12) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

B Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 14 11 12 13) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

Sound

How B11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

grittydense

Genres

funkjazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · C♯ · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · 2 · 3

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