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

A+7(add9)A Augmented 7th Added 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Dtone
Etone
G♯tone

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

How to play it

A+7(add9) fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 7th Added 9th guitar chord — Open (x 1 0 1 1 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 4 3 3 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (6 x 0 5 7 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 5th position (6 5 6 5 7 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 6th position (6 x 6 7 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 6th position (6 9 6 7 x 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 6th position (6 9 6 7 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 12th position (x 13 12 13 13 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Read it as tab

A+7(add9) 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 7th Added 9th guitar tab — Open (x 1 0 1 1 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 4 3 3 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (6 x 0 5 7 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 5th position (6 5 6 5 7 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 6th position (6 x 6 7 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 6th position (6 9 6 7 x 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 6th position (6 9 6 7 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 12th position (x 13 12 13 13 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How A+7(add9) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgycolorfulunstable
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 7
Same notes asA+9A9♯5
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