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

Aø9♭13A Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th

F♯Root

Atone

Ctone

Etone

G♯tone

Dtone

Formula 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7 · 4 · Notes F♯ · A · C · E · G♯ · D

How to play it

Aø9♭13 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 Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (6 4 4 5 5 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 6 6 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 16th position (18 16 16 17 17 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 18th position (18 19 18 18 19 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

Aø9♭13 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 Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (6 4 4 5 5 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 6 6 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 16th position (18 16 16 17 17 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A Half-Diminished 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 18th position (18 19 18 18 19 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How Aø9♭13 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bleakdense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C · E · G♯ · D

Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7 · 4

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