Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

A+11♯9A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Dtone

Etone

Atone

Btone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 1 · 2 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · E · A · B

How to play it

A+11♯9 fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1, 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 Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 4 6 0 0) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (6 4 4 5 0 0) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (6 4 4 5 5 7) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 16th position (18 16 16 17 17 19) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

A+11♯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 Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 4 6 0 0) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (6 4 4 5 0 0) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (6 4 4 5 5 7) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 16th position (18 16 16 17 17 19) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

Sound

How A+11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

abrasivedense

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · E · A · B

Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 1 · 2

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