Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

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 3, 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 — Open (4 1 0 2 0 0) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (4 2 0 3 5 5) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (4 2 2 3 3 5) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 0 0 3 0 0) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 0 0 4 5 6) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 7 7 7 0 6) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 14th position (16 14 14 15 15 17) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
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 — Open (4 1 0 2 0 0) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (4 2 0 3 5 5) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (4 2 2 3 3 5) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 0 0 3 0 0) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 0 0 4 5 6) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 7 7 7 0 6) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
A Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 14th position (16 14 14 15 15 17) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3
Sound

How A+11♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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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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