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

Bø11♯9B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

G♯tone

C♯tone

D♯tone

Formula 7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 2 · 3 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C♯ · D♯

How to play it

Bø11♯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 Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (x 3 4 3 4 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 3 3 4 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Read it as tab

Bø11♯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 Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (x 3 4 3 4 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 3 3 4 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sound

How Bø11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

thickmurky

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C♯ · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 2 · 3

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