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

Bø9♯5B Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

F♯tone

G♯tone

Ctone

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

How to play it

Bø9♯5 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).

B Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 10 9 9 9) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

B Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 11 9 9 8) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

Bø9♯5 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 Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 10 9 9 9) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

B Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 11 9 9 8) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

Sound

How Bø9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

murkyfragile

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · F♯ · G♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 5 · 6 · ♭2

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