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

A♯ø9A♯ Half-Diminished 9th

G♯Root

Btone

Dtone

F♯tone

A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 1 · Notes G♯ · B · D · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

A♯ø9 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♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 3 3 2 x) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 3 x 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 3 3 2 2 x) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 3 3 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 3 3 2 5) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 3 3 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 3 3 2 2 5) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 x 7 6 6 8) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

A♯ø9 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♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 3 3 2 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 3 x 2 2 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 3 3 2 2 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 3 3 2 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 3 3 2 5) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 3 3 2 2 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 3 3 2 2 5) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 x 7 6 6 8) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

Sound

How A♯ø9 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

fragiletensebittersweet

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · F♯ · A♯

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

Same notes asA♯m9♭5 A♯ø7(add9)

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