Aø9(add4)A Half-Diminished 9th Added 4th
F♯Root
Atone
Btone
Ctone
Etone
G♯tone
Formula 6 · 1 · 2 · ♭3 · 5 · 7 · Notes F♯ · A · B · C · E · G♯
How to play it
Aø9(add4) fingering positions
Drop D Tuning (DADGBE), 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).
Read it as tab
Aø9(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.
Sound
How Aø9(add4) sounds
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesF♯ · A · B · C · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 2 · ♭3 · 5 · 7
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