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

D♯M11♭9D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th

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

How to play it

D♯M11♭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).

D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (0 0 1 1 0 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 2 3 2 4 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 0 3 4 4 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 4th position (0 6 6 4 6 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 4th position (0 6 7 4 6 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 9th position (12 12 9 10 9 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 12 13 13 12 13) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Read it as tab

D♯M11♭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.

D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (0 0 1 1 0 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 2 3 2 4 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 0 3 4 4 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 4th position (0 6 6 4 6 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 4th position (0 6 7 4 6 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 9th position (12 12 9 10 9 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
D♯ Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 12 13 13 12 13) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How D♯M11♭9 sounds

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Moods & genres

Moods
harshdissonant
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F · G · B
Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · 3 · ♭6
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