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

G♯11♯9G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th

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G♯tone

Btone

Dtone

Gtone

Atone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 7 · ♭2 · Notes E · G♯ · B · D · G · A

How to play it

G♯11♯9 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).

G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (4 4 1 4 1 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 5 4 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 13th position (16 16 13 16 13 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 16th position (16 16 16 17 16 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

G♯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.

G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (4 4 1 4 1 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 5 4 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 13th position (16 16 13 16 13 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 16th position (16 16 16 17 16 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How G♯11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

grittydense

Genres

funkjazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D · G · A

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 7 · ♭2

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