Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

A+9♭5A Augmented 9th Flat 5th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Ctone
Dtone
Etone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · ♭3 · 4 · 5 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C · D · E · G♯

How to play it

A+9♭5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2, 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 Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (4 3 2 3 3 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 4 3 3 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (4 5 4 5 5 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 14th position (16 15 14 15 15 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 16th position (16 17 16 17 17 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

A+9♭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 Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (4 3 2 3 3 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 4 3 3 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (4 5 4 5 5 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 14th position (16 15 14 15 15 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 16th position (16 17 16 17 17 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
Sound

How A+9♭5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
blurredhazy
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C · D · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · ♭3 · 4 · 5 · 7
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