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

Eø9♯5E Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th

G♯Root

Btone

Dtone

Etone

F♯tone

A♯tone

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

How to play it

Eø9♯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).

E Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 14 14 12 13) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

E Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (11 14 14 12 12 13) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

Eø9♯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.

E Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 14 14 12 13) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

E Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (11 14 14 12 12 13) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

Sound

How Eø9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

murkyfragile

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · E · F♯ · A♯

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

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