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

BM11♯9B Major 11th Sharp 9th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

Atone

C♯tone

D♯tone

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

How to play it

BM11♯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 Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 5 2 5 2 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

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

B Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 0 5 5 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

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

B Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 14th position (17 17 14 17 14 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

BM11♯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 Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 5 2 5 2 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

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

B Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 0 5 5 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

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

B Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 14th position (17 17 14 17 14 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Sound

How BM11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densedissonant

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · A · C♯ · D♯

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

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