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

B+11♯9B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th

A♯Root

Dtone

F♯tone

G♯tone

C♯tone

D♯tone

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

How to play it

B+11♯9 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).

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 0 6 6 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 3 5 3 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 3 6 3 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 5 5 6 6 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 15th position (17 16 15 17 15 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 15th position (17 15 15 18 15 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

B+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.

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 0 6 6 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 3 5 3 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 3 6 3 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 5 5 6 6 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 15th position (17 16 15 17 15 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 15th position (17 15 15 18 15 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Sound

How B+11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

abrasivedense

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · G♯ · C♯ · D♯

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

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