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

G♯+9♭5G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th

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G♯tone

A♯tone

Ctone

Dtone

F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · 2 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · Notes E · G♯ · A♯ · C · D · F♯

How to play it

G♯+9♭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).

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

G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 5th position (5 6 5 6 6 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 15th position (17 16 15 16 16 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 17th position (17 18 17 18 18 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

G♯+9♭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.

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

G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 5th position (5 6 5 6 6 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 15th position (17 16 15 16 16 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 17th position (17 18 17 18 18 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How G♯+9♭5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

blurredhazy

Genres

jazzfusion

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · A♯ · C · D · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · 2 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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