Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2

D♯11♯9D♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone
Atone
Btone

Formula ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · ♭5 · ♭6  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · A · B

How to play it

D♯11♯9 fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2, 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).

D♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (11 9 9 10 9 12) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
D♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 14 11 12 13) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

D♯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.

D♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (11 9 9 10 9 12) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
D♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 14 11 12 13) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
Sound

How D♯11♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
grittydense
Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · A · B
Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · ♭5 · ♭6
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