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

F+M9♭5F Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th

A♯Root

Dtone

Etone

F♯tone

Atone

Ctone

Formula 4 · 6 · 7 · ♭2 · 3 · 5 · Notes A♯ · D · E · F♯ · A · C

How to play it

F+M9♭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).

F Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (2 1 0 1 1 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 3 3 3 3 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 12th position (14 13 12 13 13 13) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 14th position (14 15 15 15 15 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

F+M9♭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.

F Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (2 1 0 1 1 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 3 3 3 3 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 12th position (14 13 12 13 13 13) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 14th position (14 15 15 15 15 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How F+M9♭5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

dreamyglassy

Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · E · F♯ · A · C

Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 7 · ♭2 · 3 · 5

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