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

B+11♯9B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th

A♯Root

Dtone

F♯tone

G♯tone

C♯tone

D♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · 2 · 3 · Notes A♯ · D · F♯ · G♯ · C♯ · D♯

How to play it

B+11♯9 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).

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 8 6 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 8 9 9 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 18th position (20 19 18 20 18 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 18th position (20 18 18 21 18 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

B+11♯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 Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 8 6 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 6 6 9 6 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 8 9 9 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 18th position (20 19 18 20 18 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 18th position (20 18 18 21 18 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How B+11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

abrasivedense

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · G♯ · C♯ · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · 2 · 3

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