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

Bo9♯5B Diminished ninth Sharp 5th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

F♯tone

Gtone

Ctone

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

How to play it

Bo9♯5 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 Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (8 6 6 7 7 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 17th position (20 18 18 19 19 17) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

Bo9♯5 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 Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 5th position (8 6 6 7 7 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 17th position (20 18 18 19 19 17) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How Bo9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledeerie

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · F♯ · G · C

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 5 · ♭6 · ♭2

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