Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

Bø9(add4)B Half-Diminished 9th Added 4th

A♯Root
C♯tone
D♯tone
Etone
G♯tone
Ctone

Formula 7 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 6 · ♭2  ·  Notes A♯ · C♯ · D♯ · E · G♯ · C

How to play it

Bø9(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).

B Half-Diminished 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 9 9 8 11) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
Read it as tab

Bø9(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.

B Half-Diminished 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 9 9 8 11) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
Sound

How Bø9(add4) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
denseuneasy
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · D♯ · E · G♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 6 · ♭2
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