Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

Ao9♯5A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th

F♯Root

Atone

Ctone

Dtone

D♯tone

G♯tone

Formula 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭5 · 7 · Notes F♯ · A · C · D · D♯ · G♯

How to play it

Ao9♯5 fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1, 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).

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 1 0 2 1 1) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 1 1 2 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 2 0 1 1 1) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 2 1 1 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (4 5 7 7 4 6) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (4 7 7 5 4 6) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 16th position (16 17 19 19 16 18) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 16th position (16 19 19 17 16 18) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

Ao9♯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.

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 1 0 2 1 1) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 1 1 2 1 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 2 0 1 1 1) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 2 1 1 1 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (4 5 7 7 4 6) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (4 7 7 5 4 6) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 16th position (16 17 19 19 16 18) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 16th position (16 19 19 17 16 18) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

Sound

How Ao9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledeerie

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C · D · D♯ · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭5 · 7

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