Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

A11♭5A Dominant 11th Flat 5th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Ctone

Etone

G♯tone

Btone

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

How to play it

A11♭5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1, 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 Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 6 0 6 0 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 0 4 4 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 0 0 4 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 5 5 6 4 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar chord — 16th position (17 17 17 18 16 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

A11♭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.

A Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 6 0 6 0 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 0 4 4 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 0 0 4 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 5 5 6 4 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar tab — 16th position (17 17 17 18 16 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How A11♭5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

hazydense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C · E · G♯ · B

Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · ♭3 · 5 · 7 · 2

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