Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

A♯+9♭5A♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th

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

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

How to play it

A♯+9♭5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3, 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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
Sound

How A♯+9♭5 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
blurredhazy
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D · E · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1
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