Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

A♯°♭9A♯ Diminished Flat 9th

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
Atone

Formula ♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · 7  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D · A

How to play it

A♯°♭9 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).

A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (x 1 x 4 2 0) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (x 1 2 4 2 x) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (x 1 2 4 2 0) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — 5th position (8 x x 6 5 7) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — 5th position (x x 8 6 5 7) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 x 6 x 7) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 9 6 x x) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 9 x x 9) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
Read it as tab

A♯°♭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♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (x 1 x 4 2 0) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (x 1 2 4 2 x) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (x 1 2 4 2 0) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — 5th position (8 x x 6 5 7) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — 5th position (x x 8 6 5 7) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 x 6 x 7) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 9 6 x x) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Diminished Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 9 x x 9) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
Sound

How A♯°♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
sinistergrating
Genres
film score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · 7
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