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

D+9(add4)D Augmented 9th Added 4th

ERoot
G♯tone
Atone
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 5 · ♭7 · 1 · 3  ·  Notes E · G♯ · A · C · D · F♯

How to play it

D+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).

D Augmented 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 9 10 9 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D Augmented 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 11 12 12 13) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Read it as tab

D+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.

D Augmented 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 9 10 9 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D Augmented 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 11 12 12 13) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How D+9(add4) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
clustereddissonant
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · A · C · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 5 · ♭7 · 1 · 3
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