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

G♯+9G♯ Augmented 9th

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G♯tone

Ctone

Dtone

F♯tone

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

How to play it

G♯+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).

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar chord — Open (2 1 0 1 x 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar chord — Open (2 1 x 1 3 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar chord — Open (2 1 0 1 3 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar chord — Open (2 1 2 1 3 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar chord — Open (2 1 2 1 3 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar chord — Open (2 1 4 1 3 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 x 0 3 5 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

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

Read it as tab

G♯+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♯ Augmented 9th guitar tab — Open (2 1 0 1 x 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar tab — Open (2 1 x 1 3 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar tab — Open (2 1 0 1 3 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar tab — Open (2 1 2 1 3 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar tab — Open (2 1 2 1 3 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar tab — Open (2 1 4 1 3 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 x 0 3 5 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

G♯ Augmented 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 x 2 3 3 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Sound

How G♯+9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

edgycolorfulunstable

Genres

jazzfusion

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · D · F♯

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

Same notes asG♯+7(add9)G♯9♯5

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