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

A♯9(add4)A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th

G♯Root
Ctone
C♯tone
D♯tone
F♯tone
A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭6 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · C · C♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

A♯9(add4) 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♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 4th position (7 0 4 6 4 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 4th position (7 7 4 6 4 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 6th position (7 6 7 6 7 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 7th position (7 7 7 8 7 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 16th position (19 19 16 18 16 17) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 19th position (19 19 19 20 19 21) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Read it as tab

A♯9(add4) 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♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 4th position (7 0 4 6 4 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 4th position (7 7 4 6 4 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 6th position (7 6 7 6 7 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 7th position (7 7 7 8 7 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 16th position (19 19 16 18 16 17) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 19th position (19 19 19 20 19 21) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How A♯9(add4) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
densefunky
Genres
funk
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · C♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭6 · 1
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