Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E+M9♭5E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th

G♯Root

Ctone

Dtone

Etone

Gtone

A♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · Notes G♯ · C · D · E · G · A♯

How to play it

E+M9♭5 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).

E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (2 1 1 1 1 2) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 3 4 3 4 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (14 13 13 13 13 14) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 14th position (14 15 16 15 16 16) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

Read it as tab

E+M9♭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.

E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (2 1 1 1 1 2) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 3 4 3 4 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (14 13 13 13 13 14) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 14th position (14 15 16 15 16 16) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

Sound

How E+M9♭5 sounds

Consonance

1/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

dreamyglassy

Genres

film score

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D · E · G · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

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